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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-7211-1 critical: audacity information exposure

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Calendar Grey January 16, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Important security vulnerability found in Audacity on Ubuntu versions 20.04, 18.04, and 16.04. Ensure you upgrade to the latest package releases to resolve this concern.
Audacity could expose sensitive information.

Summary

Audacity could expose sensitive information.

Software Description:

- audacity: fast, cross-platform audio editor

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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update Ubuntu information exposure audacity Ubuntu Pro

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   audacity                        2.3.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   audacity                        2.2.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   audacity                        2.1.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7211-1

  CVE-2020-11867

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7211-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update Ubuntu information exposure audacity Ubuntu Pro

Package Information

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