# CVE-2022-25643: seatd-launch in seatd 0.6.x before 0.6.4 allows removing files with escalated privileges when installed setuid root.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-02-22 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

seatd-launch in seatd 0.6.x before 0.6.4 allows removing files with escalated privileges when installed setuid root. The attack vector is a user-supplied socket pathname.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/kennylevinsen/seatd/tags
- https://github.com/kennylevinsen/seatd/compare/0.6.3...0.6.4
- https://lists.sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/seatd-announce/%3CETEO7R.QG8B1KGD531R1%40kl.wtf%3E
- https://github.com/kennylevinsen/seatd/commit/10658dc5439db429af0088295a051c53925a4416
- https://github.com/kennylevinsen/seatd/commit/7cffe0797fdb17a9c08922339465b1b187394335
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25643

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