Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 2, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-4156

Description

GNU Parallel before 20150522 (Nepal), when using (1) --cat or (2) --fifo with --sshlogin, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

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Affected products

GNU/Parallel2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:parallel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:parallel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=20150322
- (no CPE)range: <20150522
OpenSUSE/openSUSE2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

lists.gnu.org/archive/html/parallel/2015-04/msg00045.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/parallel/2015-05/msg00024.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00090.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/74961nvd

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