CVE-2005-4889
| Name | CVE-2005-4889 |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; RH) |
| 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. |
| NVD severity | high (attack range: local) |
| Debian Bugs | 584257 |
| Debian/oldstable | package rpm is vulnerable; however, the security impact is unimportant. |
| Debian/stable | not vulnerable. |
| Debian/testing | not vulnerable. |
| Debian/unstable | not vulnerable. |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| rpm (PTS) | lenny | 4.4.2.3-1 | vulnerable |
| squeeze | 4.8.1-6+squeeze1 | fixed |
| wheezy | 4.9.1.1-1 | fixed |
| sid | 4.9.1.2-1 | fixed |
The information above is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| rpm | source | (unstable) | 4.7.0-1 | unimportant | | 584257 |
Notes
Marking as unimportant since rpm isn't used as a package manager
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