CVE-2004-2768
dpkg 1.9.21 does not properly reset the metadata of a file during replacement of the file in a package upgrade, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link to a vulnerable (1) setuid file, (2) setgid file, or (3) device, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 7.2 High
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2010-06-08
- Last modified
- 2024-08-08
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
Affected products
References
- http://lists.jammed.com/ISN/2003/12/0056.html
- http://www.hackinglinuxexposed.com/articles/20031214.html
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=225692
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59428
