| Name | CVE-2018-14329 |
| Description | In HTSlib 1.8, a race condition in cram/cram_io.c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| NVD severity | low (attack range: local) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| htslib (PTS) | jessie | 1.1-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 1.3.2-2 | vulnerable | |
| buster | 1.7-2 | vulnerable | |
| sid | 1.9-6 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| htslib | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant |
https://github.com/samtools/htslib/issues/736
Neutralised by kernel hardening