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CVE-2015-4156
GNU Parallel before 20150522 (Nepal), when using (1) --cat or...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
opensuse
View all reports →Affected Software
opensuse, parallel
Vulnerable Versions:
13.1, 13.2, 0
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 2nd, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.