CVE catalog
CVE-2004-2768
dpkg: CVE-2004-2768
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.41% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | dpkg | sid | 1.23.11 | fixed |
| Debian | dpkg | forky | 1.23.11 | fixed |
| Debian | dpkg | trixie | 1.22.22 | fixed |
| Debian | dpkg | bookworm | 1.21.23 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | dpkg | source | sid | 1.10.19 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [225692] |
| Debian | dpkg | source | forky | 1.10.19 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [225692] |
| Debian | dpkg | source | trixie | 1.10.19 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [225692] |
| Debian | dpkg | source | bookworm | 1.10.19 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [225692] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [dpkg]Fixed
Details (2)
1.21.23· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.10.19dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
1.21.23· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.10.19dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
- [dpkg-dev]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.21.23· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.10.19dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
1.21.23· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.10.19dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
- [dselect]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.21.23· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.10.19dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
1.21.23· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.10.19dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
- [libdpkg-dev]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.21.23· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.10.19dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
1.21.23· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.10.19dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
- [libdpkg-perl]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.21.23· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.10.19dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
1.21.23· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.10.19dsa · dpkg · debian · bookworm; dsa · dpkg · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [dpkg]Fixed
Details (2)
1.22.22· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.10.19dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
1.22.22· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.10.19dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
- [dpkg-dev]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.22.22· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.10.19dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
1.22.22· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.10.19dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
- [dselect]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.22.22· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.10.19dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
1.22.22· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.10.19dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
- [libdpkg-dev]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.22.22· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.10.19dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
1.22.22· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.10.19dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
- [libdpkg-perl]Fixed
Source package: [dpkg]
Details (2)
1.22.22· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.10.19dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
1.22.22· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.10.19dsa · dpkg · debian · 13
Observed: