Description
Audacity 1.3.2 creates a temporary directory with a predictable name without checking for previous existence of that directory, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (recording deadlock) by creating the directory before Audacity is run. NOTE: this issue can be leveraged to delete arbitrary files or directories via a symlink attack.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | audacity | 1.3.4-1.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | audacity | 1.3.4-1.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | audacity | 1.3.4-1.1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | audacity | 3.0.4-1.2 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10639-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10639-1 audacity-3.0.4-1.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- 29206 third-party-advisory
- 26608 vdb-entry
- ADV-2007-4025 vdb-entry
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199751
- FEDORA-2008-3511 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200803-03 vendor-advisory
- 27841 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-3456 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2008:074 vendor-advisory
- 30191 third-party-advisory