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CVE request: f2py insecure temporary file use


From: Murray McAllister <mmcallis () redhat com>
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 14:59:32 +1100

Hello,

Jakub Wilk reported insecure temporary file use in f2py. From <http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737778>:

""
numpy/f2py/__init__.py contains this code:

     from numpy.distutils.exec_command import exec_command
     import tempfile
     if source_fn is None:
         fname = os.path.join(tempfile.mktemp()+'.f')
     else:
         fname = source_fn

     f = open(fname,'w')
""

Can a CVE please be assigned if one hasn't been already?

References:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=737778
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062009

Thanks,

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Murray McAllister / Red Hat Security Response Team


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