| Name | CVE-2010-2197 |
| Description | rpmbuild in RPM 4.8.0 and earlier does not properly parse the syntax of spec files, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to remove home directories via vectors involving a ;~ (semicolon tilde) sequence in a Name tag. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 584257 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| rpm (PTS) | bullseye | 4.16.1.2+dfsg1-3 | fixed |
| bookworm | 4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| trixie | 4.20.1+dfsg-2 | fixed |
| sid | 4.20.1+dfsg-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| rpm | source | (unstable) | 4.8.1-1 | low | | 584257 |
Notes
[lenny] - rpm <no-dsa> (Minor issue)