CVE-2015-1326: python-dbusmock arbitrary code execution or file overwrite when templates are loaded from /tmp

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-04-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

python-dbusmock before version 0.15.1 AddTemplate() D-Bus method call or DBusTestCase.spawn_server_template() method could be tricked into executing malicious code if an attacker supplies a .pyc file.

Affected products

Ubuntu python-dbusmock: before 0.15.1 — fixed in 0.15.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Ubuntu python-dbusmock 0.15.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/martinpitt/python-dbusmock/commit/4e7d0df9093
https://github.com/martinpitt/python-dbusmock/commit/4e7d0df9093

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