| Name | CVE-2015-5224 |
| Description | The mkostemp function in login-utils in util-linux when used incorrectly allows remote attackers to cause file name collision and possibly other attacks. |
| 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 |
|---|
| util-linux (PTS) | jessie | 2.25.2-6 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 2.29.2-1+deb9u1 | fixed |
| buster | 2.33.1-0.1 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 2.36.1-8+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 2.36.1-8+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.38.1-5 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 2.38.1-5+deb12u1 | fixed |
| trixie | 2.39.3-6 | fixed |
| sid | 2.40-6 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| util-linux | source | experimental | 2.27~rc2-2 | | | |
| util-linux | source | (unstable) | 2.27-1 | unimportant | | |
Notes
chfn/chsh not built in util-linux in Debian (--disable-chfn-chsh)
https://github.com/karelzak/util-linux/commit/bde91c85bdc77975155058276f99d2e0f5eab5a9 (v2.27-rc2)