DEBIAN-CVE-2026-116271: Debian/libmime-tools-perl vulnerability

Published Oct 28, 2026
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Updated

MIME::Parser::FileUnder versions before 5.521 for Perl reuse a pre-created output directory and follow symlinks in it, letting local users redirect attachment writes. Each message is written to a directory named msg-<time>-<pid>-<n> under the output base, and an existing directory of that name is used as is. A file name counts as unused when nothing exists at that path, which holds for a dangling symlink, and the body file is then opened in a way that follows the link. When the output base is writable by other users, as with outputunder("/tmp"), a local user can pre-create the directory with a symlink named like an attachment. The parser then writes the attachment to the link target with the privileges of the parsing process.

Affected Software

3 affected components
debian/libmime-tools-perl*
debian/libmime-tools-perl*
debian/libmime-tools-perl*

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade MIME::Parser::FileUnder to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.521
  2. Compensating control

    Configure the parser's output base to a directory that is not writable by other users; do not use a shared writable location such as /tmp.

Event History

Oct 28, 2026
CVE Published
via OSV·06:17 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·06:17 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

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