SB2015012607 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in py-pip (Alpine package)
Published: January 26, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015012607
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8991)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
pip 1.3 through 1.5.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of package installation) by creating a /tmp/pip-build-* file for another user.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.