Description
Multiple vulnerabilities in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0, with unknown impact, related to "Insecure temporary file and directory creations."
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | mc | 1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | mc | 1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | mc | 1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-2 | — |
| Debian 3.0 | mc | 4.5.55-1.2woody3 | DSA-497 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-497 mc - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- SuSE-SA:2004:012 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200405-21 vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2004:039 vendor-advisory
- DSA-497 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2004:172 vendor-advisory
- midnight-commander-insecure-files(16020) vdb-entry