CVE-2015-5224 (GCVE-0-2015-5224)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-08-23 15:00
Modified
2024-08-06 06:41
Severity ?
CWE
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Summary
The mkostemp function in login-utils in util-linux when used incorrectly allows remote attackers to cause file name collision and possibly other attacks.
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