UBUNTU-CVE-2022-40299

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2022-40299

    Published: 9 Sept 2022Last Modified: 20 May 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2022-40299

    Summary:

    Details: In Singular before 4.3.1, a predictable /tmp pathname is used (e.g., by sdb.cc), which allows local users to gain the privileges of other users via a procedure in a file under /tmp. NOTE: this CVE Record is about sdb.cc and similar files in the Singular interface that have predictable /tmp pathnames; this CVE Record is not about the lack of a safe temporary-file creation capability in the Singular language.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-40299, https://github.com/Singular/Singular/commit/5f28fbf066626fa9c4a8f0e6408c0bb362fb386c, https://github.com/Singular/Singular/issues/1137, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40299

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: singular

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/singular?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    4.0.2-p2+ds-2
    4.0.2-p2+ds-3
    4.0.3+ds-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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