Description
The Execute class in shellutils in logilab-commons before 0.61.0 uses tempfile.mktemp, which allows local users to have an unspecified impact by pre-creating the temporary file.
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 | logilab-common | 0.61.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | logilab-common | 0.61.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | logilab-common | 0.61.0-1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | python-logilab-common | 1.11.0-1.5 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12014-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:14145-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | logilab-common | < 0.61.0 | 0.61.0 | GHSA-g5m2-22h2-rr3j |
| PyPI | logilab-common | < 0.60.1 | 0.60.1 | PYSEC-2014-84 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12014-1 python313-logilab-common-2.1.0-1.4 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 5, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14145-1 python310-logilab-common-1.11.0-1.5 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- http://www.logilab.org/ticket/207562
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0306 vendor-advisory
- 57209 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737051
- [oss-security] 20140131 CVE request: temp file issues in python's logilab-common module mailing-list