Description
In Eternal Terminal 6.2.1, etserver and etclient have predictable logfile names in /tmp.
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.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP4 | EternalTerminal | 6.2.4-bp154.2.6.1 | openSUSE-SU-2023:0041-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | EternalTerminal | 6.2.4-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:12630-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | EternalTerminal | 6.2.4-bp154.2.6.1 | openSUSE-SU-2023:0041-1 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2024:12630-1 EternalTerminal-6.2.4-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2023:0041-1 Security update for EternalTerminal SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://github.com/MisterTea/EternalTerminal/issues/555
- https://github.com/MisterTea/EternalTerminal/pull/556
- [oss-security] 20230216 EternalTerminal: Review report and findings (predictable /tmp file paths and file permission issues, 3 CVEs) mailing-list
- FEDORA-2024-94a155818c vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-bd9e67c117 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-b745c97f4b vendor-advisory