CVE-2014-2906 Race condition in n/a

High 7.0 Published 28 Jan 2020 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands by exploiting a race condition in fish shell's temporary file creation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2014-2906?

CVE-2014-2906 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The psub function in fish (aka fish-shell) 1.16.0 before 2.1.1 does not properly create temporary files, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a temporary file with a predictable name.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2906?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fishshell Fish.

How do I fix CVE-2014-2906?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-2906 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2906 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2906, GHSA-7848-7877-wpjg.