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htslib — security advisory
In HTSlib 1.8, a race condition in cram/cram_io.c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
- Products
- htslib
- Affected versions
- 0.2.0~rc3-1, 0.2.0~rc3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 1.10.2-2ubuntu1, 1.10.2-2ubuntu2, 1.10.2-3, 1.10.2-3ubuntu0.1, 1.13+ds-2, 1.13+ds-2build1, 1.17+ds-1, 1.18+ds-1, 1.19+ds-1.1build2, 1.19+ds-1.1build3, 1.2.1-1, 1.2.1-2, 1.2.1-2ubuntu1, 1.2.1-2ubuntu1+esm1, 1.21+ds-1, 1.22.1+ds2-1, 1.22.1+ds2-1build1, 1.5-1, 1.5-4ubuntu1, 1.6-3ubuntu1, 1.6-4, 1.6-4build1, 1.7-2, 1.7-2ubuntu0.1~esm1, 1.9-10, 1.9-11, 1.9-12
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2018-14329
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:25 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
In HTSlib 1.8, a race condition in cram/cram_io.c might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14329
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Complete source record
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