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CVE-2021-31154

rust-pleaser: CVE-2021-31154

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Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.47% · Oct 25, 2026

pleaseedit in please before 0.4 uses predictable temporary filenames in /tmp and the target directory. This allows a local attacker to gain full root privileges by staging a symlink attack.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianrust-pleasersid0.5.6-2fixed
Debianrust-pleaserforky0.5.6-2fixed
Debianrust-pleasertrixie0.5.6-1fixed
Debianrust-pleaserbookworm0.5.3-2fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianrust-pleasersourcesid0.4.1-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianrust-pleasersourceforky0.4.1-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianrust-pleasersourcetrixie0.4.1-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianrust-pleasersourcebookworm0.4.1-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • Source package: [rust-pleaser]

    Details (2)
    • 0.5.3-2 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.1-1

      dsa · rust-pleaser · debian · bookworm; dsa · rust-pleaser · debian · 12

    • 0.5.3-2 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.1-1

      dsa · rust-pleaser · debian · bookworm; dsa · rust-pleaser · debian · 12

  • [pleaser]Fixed

    Source package: [rust-pleaser]

    Details (2)
    • 0.5.3-2 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.1-1

      dsa · rust-pleaser · debian · bookworm; dsa · rust-pleaser · debian · 12

    • 0.5.3-2 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.1-1

      dsa · rust-pleaser · debian · bookworm; dsa · rust-pleaser · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • Source package: [rust-pleaser]

    Details (2)
    • 0.5.6-1+b5 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.1-1

      dsa · rust-pleaser · debian · 13

    • 0.5.6-1+b5 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.1-1

      dsa · rust-pleaser · debian · 13

  • [pleaser]Fixed

    Source package: [rust-pleaser]

    Details (2)
    • 0.5.6-1+b5 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.1-1

      dsa · rust-pleaser · debian · 13

    • 0.5.6-1+b5 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 0.4.1-1

      dsa · rust-pleaser · debian · 13

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