CVE-2005-4889: Rpm

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

• Rpm Rpm: up to and including 4.4.2.3; version 1.2 only; version 1.3 only; version 1.3.1 only; version 1.4 only; version 1.4.2 only; …

Published 2010-06-08. Last modified 2026-06-16.