CVE-2026-5958

Publication date 19 April 2026

Last updated 4 May 2026


Ubuntu priority

Description

TOCTOU race in sed -i --follow-symlinks

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
sed 26.04 LTS resolute
Fixed 4.9-2ubuntu1
25.10 questing
Fixed 4.9-2ubuntu0.25.10.1
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 4.9-2ubuntu0.24.04.1
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 4.8-1ubuntu2.1
20.04 LTS focal
Needs evaluation
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation
16.04 LTS xenial
Needs evaluation
14.04 LTS trusty
Needs evaluation

References

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