Medium severity6.6NVD Advisory· Published Dec 9, 2024· Updated Apr 15, 2026

CVE-2024-55566

Description

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.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cginvd
cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/335.htmlnvd
github.com/CSCsw/ColPack/blob/9a7293a8dfd66a60434496b8df5ebb4274d70339/src/Utilities/extra.cppnvd

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