vulnerability
Arch Linux: Information disclosure (CVE-2020-11867)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Nov 30, 2020 | Jul 11, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 30, 2020
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Dec 12, 2025
Description
Audacity saves temporary files to /var/tmp/audacity-$USER by default. After Audacity creates the temporary directory, it sets its permissions to 755. Any user on the system can read and play the temporary audio .au files located there.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2020-11867
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-11867
- URL-https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases
- URL-https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MG5PSF4CJ7UPMJHWX553EG3P2XN3PAYI/
- URL-https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WKK3S2QBXBHOFOQMXMGY5QAKVUWUX2YY/
- URL-https://salvatoresecurity.com/the-many-perils-of-tmp/
- CWE-276
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