Description
stalin 0.11-5 allows local users to write to arbitrary files.
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 | stalin | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | stalin | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | stalin | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | stalin | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | stalin | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | stalin | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | stalin | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | stalin | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | stalin | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | stalin | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | stalin | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=808730
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8697/
- 79713 vdb-entry
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-8697.html
- http://cve.killedkenny.io/cve/CVE-2015-8697
- [oss-security] 20151227 Re: CVE Request: Stalin: Insecure use of temporary files mailing-list