CVE-2010-2198

Name	CVE-2010-2198
Description	lib/fsm.c in RPM 4.8.0 and earlier does not properly reset the metadata of an executable file during replacement of the file in an RPM package upgrade or deletion of the file in an RPM package removal, which might allow local users to gain privileges or bypass intended access restrictions by creating a hard link to a vulnerable file that has (1) POSIX file capabilities or (2) SELinux context information, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.
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	vulnerable
	bookworm	4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1	vulnerable
	sid, trixie	4.20.0+dfsg-3	vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
rpm	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)	unimportant		584257

Marking as unimportant since rpm isn't used as a package manager