DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5224

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5224
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5224.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5224
Published
2017-08-23T15:29:00.207Z
Modified
2025-11-14T03:03:59.210472Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The mkostemp function in login-utils in util-linux when used incorrectly allows remote attackers to cause file name collision and possibly other attacks.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / util-linux

Package

Name
util-linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/util-linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.27-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5224.json"

Debian:12 / util-linux

Package

Name
util-linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/util-linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.27-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5224.json"

Debian:13 / util-linux

Package

Name
util-linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/util-linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.27-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5224.json"

Debian:14 / util-linux

Package

Name
util-linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/util-linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.27-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5224.json"