CVE-2023-49345

Publication date 14 December 2023

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Temporary data passed between application components by Budgie Extras Takeabreak applet could potentially be viewed or manipulated. The data is stored in a location that is accessible to any user who has local access to the system. Attackers may pre-create and control this file to present false information to users or deny access to the application and panel.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Matthias Gerstner discovered that the Takeabreak application of Budgie Extras used predictable temporary file paths which are world editable. An attacker could use this to inject false information, read information, or deny access to the application.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
budgie-extras	24.04 LTS noble	Needs evaluation
	23.10 mantic	Fixed 1.7.0-3.0ubuntu1
	23.04 lunar	Fixed 1.6.0-1ubuntu0.1
	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed 1.4.0-1ubuntu3.1
	20.04 LTS focal	Needs evaluation
	18.04 LTS bionic	Needs evaluation
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Ignored

Notes

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CWE-377, CWE-668

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
budgie-extras	Upstream: ffa29d4 Upstream: 45f1a54 Upstream: c2889de Upstream: 51258ac

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	6.0 · Medium
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	High
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-6556-1
Budgie Extras vulnerabilities
14 December 2023