CVE catalog

CVE-2015-5701

texlive-bin: CVE-2015-5701

Severity: Low
Published: Jan 11, 2015, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.42% · Oct 25, 2026

mktexlsr revision 36855, and before revision 36626 as packaged in texlive allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists due to the reversion of a fix of CVE-2015-5700.

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	texlive-bin	sid	`2026.20260303.78225+ds-5`	not affected
Debian	texlive-bin	forky	`2026.20260303.78225+ds-5`	not affected
Debian	texlive-bin	trixie	`2024.20240313.70630+ds-6`	not affected
Debian	texlive-bin	bookworm	`2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	texlive-bin	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	texlive-bin	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	texlive-bin	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	texlive-bin	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libkpathsea6]Not affected
Source package: [texlive-bin]
Details (2)
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
[libkpathsea-dev]Not affected
Source package: [texlive-bin]
Details (2)
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
[libptexenc1]Not affected
Source package: [texlive-bin]
Details (2)
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
[libptexenc-dev]Not affected
Source package: [texlive-bin]
Details (2)
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
[libsynctex2]Not affected
Source package: [texlive-bin]
Details (2)
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
[libsynctex-dev]Not affected
Source package: [texlive-bin]
Details (2)
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
[libtexlua53]Not affected
Source package: [texlive-bin]
Details (2)
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
[libtexlua53-5]Not affected
Source package: [texlive-bin]
Details (2)
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
[libtexlua53-dev]Not affected
Source package: [texlive-bin]
Details (2)
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
[libtexlua-dev]Not affected
Source package: [texlive-bin]
Details (2)
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
[libtexluajit2]Not affected
Source package: [texlive-bin]
Details (1)
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
[libtexluajit-dev]Not affected
Source package: [texlive-bin]
Details (1)
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
[texlive-binaries]Not affected
Source package: [texlive-bin]
Details (2)
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm
- 2022.20220321.62855-5.1+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · texlive-bin · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:15:55 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]