tau 2.16.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/makefile.tau..##### or (2) /tmp/makefile.tau.##### temporary file, related to the (a) tau_cxx, (b) tau_f90, and © tau_cc scripts.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
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Debian | 9 | all | tau | < 2.17.3.1.dfsg-4.2 | tau_2.17.3.1.dfsg-4.2_all.deb |