Description
lib/prefs.tcl in Cecilia 2.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the csvers temporary file.
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 | cecilia | 2.0.5-2.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | cecilia | 2.0.5-2.1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | cecilia | 2.0.5-282.2 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10364-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10364-1 cecilia-2.0.5-282.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476321
- 29832 third-party-advisory
- cecilia-locatecsound-symlink(41837) vdb-entry
- 28805 vdb-entry