CVE-2015-5224

NameCVE-2015-5224
DescriptionThe mkostemp function in login-utils in util-linux when used incorrectly allows remote attackers to cause file name collision and possibly other attacks.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
util-linux (PTS)bullseye (security), bullseye2.36.1-8+deb11u2fixed
bookworm2.38.1-5+deb12u2fixed
bookworm (security)2.38.1-5+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie2.40.2-11fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
util-linuxsourceexperimental2.27~rc2-2
util-linuxsource(unstable)2.27-1unimportant

Notes

chfn/chsh not built in util-linux in Debian (--disable-chfn-chsh)
https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/bde91c85bdc77975155058276f99d2e0f5eab5a9 (v2.27-rc2)

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