High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Jan 28, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-3856

Description

The funced function in fish (aka fish-shell) 1.23.0 before 2.1.1 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to gain privileges via a temporary file with a predictable name.

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Affected products

Fish/Fish2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:fishshell:fish:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:fishshell:fish:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=1.23.0,<2.1.1
- (no CPE)range: <2.1.1
fish/fish-shelldescription
Fish/fish-shellllm-create
Range: <2.1.1
osv-coords3 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/fish&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/opensuse/fish3&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/fish3&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1
< 2.4.0-1.1+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.0-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.0-lp150.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.0-lp151.2.1

Patches

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References

github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell/issues/1437nvdThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/28/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell/releases/tag/2.1.1nvdRelease Notes

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