CVE catalog

CVE-2011-2185

fabric: CVE-2011-2185

Severity: Medium
Published: Jul 27, 2011, 2:55:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.33% · Oct 25, 2026

Fabric before 1.1.0 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a /tmp/fab.*.tar file or (2) certain other files in the top level of /tmp/.

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	fabric	sid	`3.2.3-2`	fixed
Debian	fabric	forky	`3.2.3-2`	fixed
Debian	fabric	trixie	`2.6.0-4`	fixed
Debian	fabric	bookworm	`2.6.0-1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	fabric	source	sid	`1.1.2-1`	low	Not reported	[629003]
Debian	fabric	source	forky	`1.1.2-1`	low	Not reported	[629003]
Debian	fabric	source	trixie	`1.1.2-1`	low	Not reported	[629003]
Debian	fabric	source	bookworm	`1.1.2-1`	low	Not reported	[629003]

[Debian bug #629003]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[fabric]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.6.0-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.2-1
  dsa · fabric · debian · bookworm; dsa · fabric · debian · 12
- 2.6.0-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.2-1
  dsa · fabric · debian · bookworm; dsa · fabric · debian · 12
[python3-fabric]Fixed
Source package: [fabric]
Details (2)
- 2.6.0-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.2-1
  dsa · fabric · debian · bookworm; dsa · fabric · debian · 12
- 2.6.0-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.2-1
  dsa · fabric · debian · bookworm; dsa · fabric · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[fabric]Fixed
Details (2)
- 2.6.0-4 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.2-1
  dsa · fabric · debian · 13
- 2.6.0-4 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.2-1
  dsa · fabric · debian · 13
[python3-fabric]Fixed
Source package: [fabric]
Details (2)
- 2.6.0-4 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.2-1
  dsa · fabric · debian · 13
- 2.6.0-4 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.1.2-1
  dsa · fabric · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:05:26 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]