Description
The package com.github.samtools:htsjdk before 3.0.1 are vulnerable to Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions due to the createTempDir() function in util/IOUtil.java not checking for the existence of the temporary directory before attempting to create it.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | com.github.samtools:htsjdk | unspecified – < 3.0.1 | 3.0.1 |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | htsjdk | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | htsjdk | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | htsjdk | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | htsjdk | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | htsjdk | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | htsjdk | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | htsjdk | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | htsjdk | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.github.samtools:htsjdk | < 3.0.1 | 3.0.1 | GHSA-96vh-4rfp-c42c |