PT-2024-25539 · Hyprland · Hyprland

Sam James · Published 2024-04-28 · Updated 2026-05-15 · CVE-2024-33904

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.0

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Hyprland versions through 0.39.1

Description A local attacker can cause execution of arbitrary assembly code by writing to a predictable temporary file through a race condition in plugins/HookSystem.cpp. This issue allows for the execution of arbitrary assembly code.

Recommendations For Hyprland versions through 0.39.1, update to a version after 28c8561 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the temporary files used by the HookSystem to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-33904

Affected Products

Hyprland

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-33904 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-33904 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/issues/5787 · Note
• https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/commit/28c85619243e6320e75d7abcfe8244fa99d054dd · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/91813 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1784819803389153366 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/78320 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/ImJoeMartinez/status/2055106071618797907 · Twitter Post
• https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/28/3 · Note