| Name | CVE-2024-34490 |
| Description | In Maxima through 5.47.0 before 51704c, the plotting facilities make use of predictable names under /tmp. Thus, the contents may be controlled by a local attacker who can create files in advance with these names. This affects, for example, plot2d. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1071630 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| maxima (PTS) | bullseye | 5.44.0-3 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 5.46.0-11 | vulnerable | |
| sid, trixie | 5.47.0-5 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| maxima | source | (unstable) | 5.47.0-1 | unimportant | 1071630 |
https://sourceforge.net/p/maxima/bugs/3755/
https://sourceforge.net/p/maxima/code/ci/51704ccb090f6f971b641e4e0b7c1c22c4828bf7/
Neutralised by kernel hardening