ctdb before 2.3 in OpenSUSE 12.3 and 13.1 does not create temporary files securely, which…
Priority LOW 37CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
ctdb before 2.3 in OpenSUSE 12.3 and 13.1 does not create temporary files securely, which has unspecified impact related to "several temp file vulnerabilities" in (1) tcp/tcp_connect.c, (2) server/eventscript.c, (3) tools/ctdb_diagnostics, (4) config/gdb_backtrace, and (5) include/ctdb_private.h.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02371 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ctdb_project:ctdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.2 | Vulnerable | Ctdb Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:ctdb_project:ctdb:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Ctdb Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:ctdb_project:ctdb:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Ctdb Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.3 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Mageia |
| cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Mageia |
- cpe:2.3:a:ctdb_project:ctdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.2 Vulnerable ·Ctdb Project
- cpe:2.3:a:ctdb_project:ctdb:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Ctdb Project
- cpe:2.3:a:ctdb_project:ctdb:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Ctdb Project
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Mageia
- cpe:2.3:o:mageia:mageia:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Mageia
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Storage 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4159
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4pj4-x8fv-v6vm
References
Advisory 2
Other 5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=986773
- [oss-security] 20140529 CVE-2013-4159 ctdb: /tmp file vulnerability issues
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0274.html
- http://wiki.samba.org/index.php/CTDB2releaseNotes#ctdb_2.5
- https://git.samba.org/?p=ctdb.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b9b9f6738fba5c32e87cb9c36b358355b444fb9b
Sources
- CVE-2013-4159 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-4159 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4pj4-x8fv-v6vm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-4159 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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