CVE catalog
CVE-2001-1593
a2ps: CVE-2001-1593
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.40% · Oct 25, 2026
The tempname_ensure function in lib/routines.h in a2ps 4.14 and earlier, as used by the spy_user function and possibly other functions, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | a2ps | sid | 1:4.15.8-1 | fixed |
| Debian | a2ps | forky | 1:4.15.8-1 | fixed |
| Debian | a2ps | trixie | 1:4.15.6-1 | fixed |
| Debian | a2ps | bookworm | 1:4.14-8 | fixed |
| Opensuse | a2ps | tumbleweed | 4.15-1.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | a2ps | source | sid | 1:4.14-1.2 | low | Not reported | [737385] |
| Debian | a2ps | source | forky | 1:4.14-1.2 | low | Not reported | [737385] |
| Debian | a2ps | source | trixie | 1:4.14-1.2 | low | Not reported | [737385] |
| Debian | a2ps | source | bookworm | 1:4.14-1.2 | low | Not reported | [737385] |
| Opensuse | a2ps | rpm | tumbleweed | 4.15-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12797-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [a2ps-devel]Unknown
Source package: [a2ps]
Details (1)
4.15.6-2.6· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
4.15-1.1Version impact unknown
dsa · a2ps · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [a2ps-lang]Unknown
Source package: [a2ps]
Details (1)
4.15.6-2.6· noarch · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
4.15-1.1Version impact unknown
dsa · a2ps · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [liba2ps1]Unknown
Source package: [a2ps]
Details (1)
4.15.6-2.6· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
4.15-1.1Version impact unknown
dsa · a2ps · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [a2ps]Fixed
Source package: [a2ps]
Details (1)
4.15.6-2.6· x86_64 · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
4.15-1.1dsa · a2ps · opensuse · tumbleweed
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [a2ps]Fixed
Details (2)
1:4.14-8· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.14-1.2dsa · a2ps · debian · bookworm; dsa · a2ps · debian · 12
1:4.14-8· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.14-1.2dsa · a2ps · debian · bookworm; dsa · a2ps · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_12797-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2001-1593]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-2892-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2001-1593]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:12797-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2001-1593]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2001/cve-2001-1593.json]
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