# CVE-2012-1567: LinuxMint as of 2012-03-19 has temporary file creation vulnerabilities in mintUpdate.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-02-07 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- LinuxMint Mint: 2012-03-19

## Description

LinuxMint as of 2012-03-19 has temporary file creation vulnerabilities in mintUpdate.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on LinuxMint Mint, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/19/14
- https://github.com/linuxmint/mintupdate/blob/master/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/mintUpdate.py#L1444

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