pip 1.3 through 1.5.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of package installation) by creating a /tmp/pip-build-* file for another user.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pip | Pypa | 1.3 (including) | 1.5.6 (including) |
| Python-pip | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Python-pip | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Python-pip | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Python-pip | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Python-pip | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Python-pip | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Python-pip | Ubuntu | utopic | * |
| Python-pip | Ubuntu | vivid | * |
| Python-pip | Ubuntu | wily | * |
| Python-pip | Ubuntu | yakkety | * |
| Python-pip | Ubuntu | zesty | * |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/17
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/6
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71209
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725847
- https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/2122
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/19/17
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/20/6
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71209
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=725847
- https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/2122