rpm: fails to drop SUID/SGID bits on package removal
Published Jun 8, 2010
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.32%
Description
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
No data.
- ≤ 4.4.2.3
- 1.2
- 1.3
- 1.3.1
- 1.4
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.2\/a
- 1.4.3
- 1.4.4
- 1.4.5
- 1.4.6
- 1.4.7
- 2..4.10
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.0.3
- 2.0.4
- 2.0.5
- 2.0.6
- 2.0.7
- 2.0.8
- 2.0.9
- 2.0.10
- 2.0.11
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.1.2
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.3
- 2.2.3.10
- 2.2.3.11
- 2.2.4
- 2.2.5
- 2.2.6
- 2.2.7
- 2.2.8
- 2.2.9
- 2.2.10
- 2.2.11
- 2.3
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.3.4
- 2.3.5
- 2.3.6
- 2.3.7
- 2.3.8
- 2.3.9
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.4.4
- 2.4.5
- 2.4.6
- 2.4.8
- 2.4.9
- 2.4.11
- 2.4.12
- 2.5
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.5.5
- 2.5.6
- 2.6.7
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 4.0.
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.1
- 4.3.3
- 4.4.2.
- 4.4.2.1
- 4.4.2.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
rpm-0:4.3.3-33_nonptl.el4_8.1
Fixed · RHSA-2010:0678
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | rpm-0:4.3.3-33_nonptl.el4_8.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0678 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00321) | 22.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00324) | 23.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 11.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/rpm/files/rpm/rpm-4.4/rpm-4.4.3.tar.gz x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:180 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-4889 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=125517 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625756 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59426 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4889
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4889
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/rpm/files/rpm/rpm-4.4/rpm-4.4.3.tar.gz | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:180 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-4889 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=125517 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=625756 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59426 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4889 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4889 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.