# CVE-2020-11867: Audacity through 2.3.3 saves temporary files to /var/tmp/audacity-$USER by default.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-11-30 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Audacity through 2.3.3 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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases
- https://salvatoresecurity.com/the-many-perils-of-tmp/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WKK3S2QBXBHOFOQMXMGY5QAKVUWUX2YY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MG5PSF4CJ7UPMJHWX553EG3P2XN3PAYI/

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