UBUNTU-CVE-2024-34490

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-34490
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-34490.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-34490
Upstream
Published
2024-05-05T03:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T17:00:24Z
Severity
  • 5.1 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

In Maxima through 5.47.0 before 51704c, the plotting facilities make use of predictable names under /tmp. Thus, the contents may be controlled by a local attacker who can create files in advance with these names. This affects, for example, plot2d.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / maxima

Package

Name
maxima
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/maxima@5.37.2-8?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.36.1-1
5.37.2-8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima",
            "binary_version": "5.37.2-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-emacs",
            "binary_version": "5.37.2-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-share",
            "binary_version": "5.37.2-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-src",
            "binary_version": "5.37.2-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-test",
            "binary_version": "5.37.2-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xmaxima",
            "binary_version": "5.37.2-8"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / maxima

Package

Name
maxima
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/maxima@5.41.0-3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.40.0-1
5.40.0-3
5.41.0-1
5.41.0-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima",
            "binary_version": "5.41.0-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-emacs",
            "binary_version": "5.41.0-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-share",
            "binary_version": "5.41.0-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-src",
            "binary_version": "5.41.0-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-test",
            "binary_version": "5.41.0-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xmaxima",
            "binary_version": "5.41.0-3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / maxima

Package

Name
maxima
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/maxima@5.43.2-3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.42.1-1build1
5.43.0-3
5.43.2-2
5.43.2-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima",
            "binary_version": "5.43.2-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-emacs",
            "binary_version": "5.43.2-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-share",
            "binary_version": "5.43.2-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-src",
            "binary_version": "5.43.2-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-test",
            "binary_version": "5.43.2-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xmaxima",
            "binary_version": "5.43.2-3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / maxima

Package

Name
maxima
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/maxima@5.45.1-8?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.44.0-3
5.45.1-2
5.45.1-4
5.45.1-5
5.45.1-6
5.45.1-7
5.45.1-8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima",
            "binary_version": "5.45.1-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-emacs",
            "binary_version": "5.45.1-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-share",
            "binary_version": "5.45.1-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-src",
            "binary_version": "5.45.1-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-test",
            "binary_version": "5.45.1-8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xmaxima",
            "binary_version": "5.45.1-8"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / maxima

Package

Name
maxima
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/maxima@5.46.0-11build3?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.45.1-8
5.46.0-11build3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima",
            "binary_version": "5.46.0-11build3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-emacs",
            "binary_version": "5.46.0-11build3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-share",
            "binary_version": "5.46.0-11build3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-src",
            "binary_version": "5.46.0-11build3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-test",
            "binary_version": "5.46.0-11build3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xmaxima",
            "binary_version": "5.46.0-11build3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / maxima

Package

Name
maxima
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/maxima@5.47.0-5?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.47.0-4
5.47.0-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima",
            "binary_version": "5.47.0-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-emacs",
            "binary_version": "5.47.0-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-share",
            "binary_version": "5.47.0-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-src",
            "binary_version": "5.47.0-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "maxima-test",
            "binary_version": "5.47.0-5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xmaxima",
            "binary_version": "5.47.0-5"
        }
    ]
}