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colpack — security advisory
ColPack 1.0.10 through 9a7293a has a predictable temporary file (located under /tmp with a name derived from an unseeded RNG). The impact can be overwriting files or making ColPack graphing unavailable to other users.
- Products
- colpack
- Affected versions
- 1.0.10-10, 1.0.10-2, 1.0.10-4, 1.0.10-4build1, 1.0.10-5, 1.0.10-6, 1.0.10-7, 1.0.10-7.1, 1.0.10-7.1build1, 1.0.10-8, 1.0.10-8build1, 1.0.9-3.2
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2024-55566
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 01:23 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
ColPack 1.0.10 through 9a7293a has a predictable temporary file (located under /tmp with a name derived from an unseeded RNG). The impact can be overwriting files or making ColPack graphing unavailable to other users.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2024-55566
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Complete source record
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"https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225617",
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