PT-2020-6975 · Audacity+5 · Audacity+5
Mike Salvatore
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Published
2020-05-31
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Updated
2025-01-16
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CVE-2020-11867
CVSS v3.1
3.3
Low
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Audacity versions 2.3.3 and earlier
Description
The issue is related to the default permission settings in Audacity. When Audacity creates temporary files, it saves them to
/var/tmp/audacity-$USER and sets the permissions to 755. This allows any user on the system to read and play the temporary audio .au files located there. The vulnerability may allow an attacker to access confidential data.Recommendations
For Audacity versions 2.3.3 and earlier, consider changing the default temporary directory permissions to restrict access to sensitive audio files. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the
/var/tmp/audacity-$USER directory to minimize the risk of exploitation. Update to a version later than 2.3.3 to fully resolve the issue.Fix
Incorrect Default Permissions
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Astra Linux
Audacity
Linuxmint
Suse
Ubuntu