CVE-2024-55566 Affecting colpack package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-COLPACK-8492213
  • published10 Dec 2024
  • disclosed9 Dec 2024

Introduced: 9 Dec 2024

NewCVE-2024-55566  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:11 colpack.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream colpack package and not the colpack package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

ColPack 1.0.10 through 9a7293a has a predictable temporary file (located under /tmp with a name derived from an unseeded RNG). The impact can be overwriting files or making ColPack graphing unavailable to other users.