| Name | CVE-2015-0296 |
| Description | The pre-install script in texlive 3.1.20140525_r34255.fc21 as packaged in Fedora 21 and rpm, and texlive 6.20131226_r32488.fc20 and rpm allows local users to delete arbitrary files via a crafted file in the user's home directory. |
| Source | CVE (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 Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| texlive-base (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2014.20141024-2+deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch | 2016.20170123-5 | fixed |
| buster | 2018.20190227-2 | fixed |
| bullseye | 2020.20210202-3 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2022.20230122-3 | fixed |
| trixie | 2024.20240829-2 | fixed |
| sid | 2024.20241102-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| texlive-base | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- texlive-base <not-affected> (Specific to Red Hat packaging/postinst)