PT-2015-6435 · Gnu+1 · Gnu Parallel+1

Ole Tange · Published 2015-04-23 · Updated 2016-12-07 · CVE-2015-4155

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

3.6

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GNU Parallel versions prior to 20150422

Description The issue allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file when using certain options, including --pipe, --tmux, --cat, --fifo, or --compress.

Recommendations For GNU Parallel versions prior to 20150422, update to a version 20150422 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of options --pipe, --tmux, --cat, --fifo, or --compress until a patch is available. Restrict access to temporary files to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2015-1397

CVE-2015-4155

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Gnu Parallel

References · 14

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4155 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-4155 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-4155 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/parallel/2015-04/msg00045.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/parallel/2015-05/msg00024.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://errata.altlinux.org/ALT-PU-2015-1397 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-4155 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4156 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4155 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4155 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-4155 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4155 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/74962 · Note
• https://packages.altlinux.org/ru/vuln/CVE-2015-4155 · Note