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TI-2014-01089 Aliases CVE-2014-1402GHSA-8r7q-cvjq-x353

The default configuration for bccache.FileSystemBytecodeCache in Jinja2 before 2.7.2 does…

Priority LOW 21CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass, Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 10 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264 and CWE-266.

Summary

The default configuration for bccache.FileSystemBytecodeCache in Jinja2 before 2.7.2 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted .cache file with a name starting with __jinja2_ in /tmp.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00373 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Jinja2 (PyPI): 2.7.2Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 10 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—Jinja2 (PyPI)before 2.7.22.7.2Patch availableGHSA-8r7q-cvjq-x353
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Jinja2 (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.7.2 Fixed in 2.7.2 Patch available GHSA-8r7q-cvjq-x353

CPE configurations NVD · 19

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.7.1VulnerablePocoo
cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerablePocoo
cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0 rc1VulnerablePocoo
cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerablePocoo
cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerablePocoo
cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerablePocoo
cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerablePocoo
cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerablePocoo
cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1VulnerablePocoo
cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerablePocoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.7.1 Vulnerable ·Pocoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Pocoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Pocoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Pocoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Pocoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Pocoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Pocoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Pocoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·Pocoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Pocoo
Show 9 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.1VulnerablePocoo
cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5VulnerablePocoo
cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.1VulnerablePocoo
cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.2VulnerablePocoo
cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.3VulnerablePocoo
cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.4VulnerablePocoo
cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.5VulnerablePocoo
cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6VulnerablePocoo
cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7VulnerablePocoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.1 Vulnerable ·Pocoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·Pocoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·Pocoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·Pocoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.3 Vulnerable ·Pocoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.4 Vulnerable ·Pocoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.5 Vulnerable ·Pocoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·Pocoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:pocoo:jinja2:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7 Vulnerable ·Pocoo

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-8r7q-cvjq-x353 Jinja2 (PyPI) Fixed in 2.7.2 Advisory →

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2014:0747 Released 2014-06-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    python-jinja2 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) python-jinja2-2.2.1-2.el6_5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) python-jinja2-2.2.1-2.el6_5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) python-jinja2-2.2.1-2.el6_5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) python-jinja2-2.2.1-2.el6_5
  • RHSA-2014:0748 Released 2014-06-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    python33-python-jinja2 and python27-python-jinja2 security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) python27-python-jinja2-2.6-10.el6, python33-python-jinja2-2.6-11.el6
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) python27-python-jinja2-2.6-11.el7, python33-python-jinja2-2.6-12.el7
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.3) python27-python-jinja2-2.6-10.el6, python33-python-jinja2-2.6-11.el6
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4) python27-python-jinja2-2.6-10.el6, python33-python-jinja2-2.6-11.el6
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) python27-python-jinja2-2.6-10.el6, python33-python-jinja2-2.6-11.el6
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) python27-python-jinja2-2.6-11.el7, python33-python-jinja2-2.6-12.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0747
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0747
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0747
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0747
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0748
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:0748
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.3)Fixed RHSA-2014:0748
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4)Fixed RHSA-2014:0748
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2014:0748
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2014:0748
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-1402
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8r7q-cvjq-x353

References

Advisory 6

Other 10

  • TI-2019-05986 An issue was discovered in Jinja2 2.10. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-00012 FileSystemBytecodeCache in Jinja2 2.7.2 does not properly create temporary directories… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.4

Sources

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