CVE-2011-4944

Name	CVE-2011-4944
Description	Python 2.6 through 3.2 creates ~/.pypirc with world-readable permissions before changing them after data has been written, which introduces a race condition that allows local users to obtain a username and password by reading this file.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DLA-25-1
Debian Bugs	615118, 650555

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
python2.7 (PTS)	jessie, jessie (lts)	2.7.9-2-ds1-1+deb8u12	fixed
	stretch (security)	2.7.13-2+deb9u6	fixed
	stretch (lts), stretch	2.7.13-2+deb9u9	fixed
	buster (security), buster, buster (lts)	2.7.16-2+deb10u4	fixed
	bullseye	2.7.18-8+deb11u1	fixed

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

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
python2.6	source	squeeze	2.6.6-8+deb6u1		DLA-25-1
python2.6	source	(unstable)	2.6.8-1	unimportant		615118
python2.7	source	(unstable)	2.7.3~rc2-2	low		650555

Negligible impact