CVE-2004-2768 (GCVE-0-2004-2768)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-06-08 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 01:36
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Summary
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.
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CWE
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Date Public
2004-03-08 00:00
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