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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-2198 · published 8 June 2010

CVE-2010-2198: Rpm permissions and access controls vulnerability

Rpm · Rpm

lib/fsm.c in RPM 4.8.0 and earlier does not properly reset the metadata of an executable file during replacement of the file in an RPM package upgrade or deletion of the file in an RPM package removal, which might allow local users to gain privileges or bypass intended access restrictions by creating a hard link to a vulnerable file that has (1) POSIX file capabilities or (2) SELinux context information, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.

7.2 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 0.36% · top 73.1% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
7.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.36%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

lib/fsm.c in RPM 4.8.0 and earlier does not properly reset the metadata of an executable file during replacement of the file in an RPM package upgrade or deletion of the file in an RPM package removal, which might allow local users to gain privileges or bypass intended access restrictions by creating a hard link to a vulnerable file that has (1) POSIX file capabilities or (2) SELinux context information, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127559059928131&w=2
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4d172a194addc49851e558ea390d3045894e3230
http://secunia.com/advisories/40028 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/02/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/03/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/04/1
http://www.osvdb.org/65144
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127559059928131&w=2
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4d172a194addc49851e558ea390d3045894e3230
http://secunia.com/advisories/40028 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/02/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/03/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/04/1
http://www.osvdb.org/65144
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775

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Related vulnerabilities

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-2198), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.