Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Affecting python27-numpy package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.47% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-PYTHON27NUMPY-9890237
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed5 Feb 2014

Introduced: 5 Feb 2014

CVE-2014-1859  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-367  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 python27-numpy.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python27-numpy package and not the python27-numpy package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

(1) core/tests/test_memmap.py, (2) core/tests/test_multiarray.py, (3) f2py/f2py2e.py, and (4) lib/tests/test_io.py in NumPy before 1.8.1 allow local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1