| Name | CVE-2015-5700 |
| Description | mktexlsr revision 22855 through revision 36625 as packaged in texlive allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 775139 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| texlive-bin (PTS) | bullseye | 2020.20200327.54578-7+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 2020.20200327.54578-7+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 | fixed |
| trixie | 2024.20240313.70630+ds-6 | fixed |
| forky, sid | 2025.20250727.75242+ds-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| texlive-bin | source | (unstable) | 2014.20140926.35254-5 | | | 775139 |
Notes
[wheezy] - texlive-bin <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - texlive-bin <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/23/22
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/28/5
https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build/source/texk/kpathsea/mktexlsr?r1=19613&r2=22885