pip 1.3 through 1.5.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of package installation) by creating a /tmp/pip-build-* file for another user.
{ "ubuntu_priority": "low" }
{ "availability": "No subscription required", "ubuntu_priority": "low", "binaries": [ { "python-pip": "8.1.1-2ubuntu0.4", "python-pip-whl": "8.1.1-2ubuntu0.4", "python3-pip": "8.1.1-2ubuntu0.4" } ] }