CVE-2021-31154

NameCVE-2021-31154
Descriptionpleaseedit in please before 0.4 uses predictable temporary filenames in /tmp and the target directory. This allows a local attacker to gain full root privileges by staging a symlink attack.
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
rust-pleaser (PTS)bullseye0.4.1-1fixed
bookworm0.5.3-2fixed
sid, trixie0.5.4-2fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
rust-pleasersource(unstable)0.4.1-1

Notes

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/18/1

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