CVE catalog

CVE-2014-1624

pyxdg: CVE-2014-1624

Severity: Medium · CVSS 4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published: Jan 28, 2014, 12:55:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.32% · Oct 25, 2026

Race condition in the xdg.BaseDirectory.get_runtime_dir function in python-xdg 0.25 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by pre-creating /tmp/pyxdg-runtime-dir-fallback-victim to point to a victim-owned location, then replacing it with a symlink to an attacker-controlled location once the get_runtime_dir function is called.

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	pyxdg	sid	`0.28-4`	fixed
Debian	pyxdg	forky	`0.28-4`	fixed
Debian	pyxdg	trixie	`0.28-2`	fixed
Debian	pyxdg	bookworm	`0.28-2`	fixed
Suse	python-xdg	linux enterprise desktop 12 sp4	`0.25-9.3.1`	fixed
Suse	python-xdg	linux enterprise server 12 sp4	`0.25-9.3.1`	fixed
Suse	python-xdg	linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp4	`0.25-9.3.1`	fixed
Suse	python-xdg	linux enterprise server 12 sp5	`0.25-9.3.1`	fixed
Suse	python-xdg	linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp5	`0.25-9.3.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	pyxdg	14.04	`0.25-3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pyxdg	14.04	`0.25-4`	fixed
Ubuntu	pyxdg	16.04	`0.25-4`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	pyxdg	source	sid	`0.25-4`	low	Not reported	[736247]
Debian	pyxdg	source	forky	`0.25-4`	low	Not reported	[736247]
Debian	pyxdg	source	trixie	`0.25-4`	low	Not reported	[736247]
Debian	pyxdg	source	bookworm	`0.25-4`	low	Not reported	[736247]
Suse	python-xdg	rpm	linux enterprise desktop 12 sp4	`0.25-9.3.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2019:2719-1	Not reported
Suse	python-xdg	rpm	linux enterprise server 12 sp4	`0.25-9.3.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2019:2719-1	Not reported
Suse	python-xdg	rpm	linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp4	`0.25-9.3.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2019:2719-1	Not reported
Suse	python-xdg	rpm	linux enterprise server 12 sp5	`0.25-9.3.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2019:2719-2	Not reported
Suse	python-xdg	rpm	linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp5	`0.25-9.3.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2019:2719-2	Not reported
Ubuntu	pyxdg	deb	14.04	`0.25-4`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1624	Not reported
Ubuntu	pyxdg	deb	16.04	`0.25-4`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1624	Not reported

[Debian bug #736247]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[python3-xdg]Fixed
Source package: [pyxdg]
Details (2)
- 0.28-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.25-4
  dsa · pyxdg · debian · bookworm; dsa · pyxdg · debian · 12
- 0.28-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.25-4
  dsa · pyxdg · debian · bookworm; dsa · pyxdg · debian · 12
[python-pyxdg-doc]Fixed
Source package: [pyxdg]
Details (2)
- 0.28-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.25-4
  dsa · pyxdg · debian · bookworm; dsa · pyxdg · debian · 12
- 0.28-2 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.25-4
  dsa · pyxdg · debian · bookworm; dsa · pyxdg · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[python3-xdg]Fixed
Source package: [pyxdg]
Details (2)
- 0.28-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.25-4
  dsa · pyxdg · debian · 13
- 0.28-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.25-4
  dsa · pyxdg · debian · 13
[python-pyxdg-doc]Fixed
Source package: [pyxdg]
Details (2)
- 0.28-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.25-4
  dsa · pyxdg · debian · 13
- 0.28-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.25-4
  dsa · pyxdg · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:10:12 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]