CVE-2005-4889 Information

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.

Reference

http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/rpm/files/rpm/rpm-4.4/rpm-4.4.3.tar.gz http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:180 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=125517 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59426