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CVE-2005-4889

CVE-2005-4889

EPSS 0.3%
lib/fsm.c in RPM before 4.4.3 does not properly reset the metadata of an executable file during deletion of the file in an RPM package removal, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link to a vulnerable (1) setuid or (2) setgid file, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.
Affected products
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References
http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/rpm/files/rpm/rpm-4.4/rpm-4.4.3.tar.gzhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=125517https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59426http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:180