pytest through 9.0.2 on UNIX relies on directories with the /tmp/pytest-of-{user} name pattern, which allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:1744-1 advisory.

    This update for python-pytest fixes the following issue

    - CVE-2025-71176: a TOCTOU race condition can cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges     (bsc#1257090).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote openSUSE 16 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE- SU-2026:20692-1 advisory.

    This update for python-pytest fixes the following issue:

    - CVE-2025-71176: a TOCTOU race condition can cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges     (bsc#1257090).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of python3-pytest installed on the remote host is prior to 2.9.2-4. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2026-3253 advisory.

    pytest through 9.0.2 on UNIX relies on directories with the /tmp/pytest-of-{user} name pattern, which     allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges. (CVE-2025-71176)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - pytest through 9.0.2 on UNIX relies on directories with the /tmp/pytest-of-{user} name pattern, which     allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges. (CVE-2025-71176)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
313683	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : python-pytest (SUSE-SU-2026:1744-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
313631	openSUSE 16 Security Update : python-pytest (openSUSE-SU-2026:20692-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
311205	Amazon Linux 2 : python3-pytest, --advisory ALAS2-2026-3253 (ALAS-2026-3253)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
297678	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-71176	Nessus	Misc.	medium

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