USN-7211-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7211-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7211-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-7211-1
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Published
2025-01-16T13:12:46.194060Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:40:42Z
Summary
audacity vulnerability
Details

Mike Salvatore discovered that Audacity incorrectly handled default permissions of temporary files created by the application. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / audacity

Package

Name
audacity
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/audacity@2.1.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.0.6-2build1
2.0.6-2build2
2.1.2~rc2-1
2.1.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "audacity",
            "binary_version": "2.1.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "audacity-data",
            "binary_version": "2.1.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / audacity

Package

Name
audacity
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/audacity@2.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.2-2
2.2.0-1build1
2.2.0-2
2.2.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "audacity",
            "binary_version": "2.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "audacity-data",
            "binary_version": "2.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / audacity

Package

Name
audacity
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/audacity@2.3.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.3.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.3.2-2
2.3.3-1
2.3.3-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "audacity",
            "binary_version": "2.3.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "audacity-data",
            "binary_version": "2.3.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}