Description
seatd-launch in seatd 0.6.x before 0.6.4 allows removing files with escalated privileges when installed setuid root. The attack vector is a user-supplied socket pathname.
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 | seatd | 0.6.4-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | seatd | 0.6.4-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | seatd | 0.6.4-1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | seatd | 0.6.4-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11875-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11875-1 libseat1-0.6.4-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://github.com/kennylevinsen/seatd/tags
- https://github.com/kennylevinsen/seatd/compare/0.6.3...0.6.4
- https://lists.sr.ht/~kennylevinsen/seatd-announce/%3CETEO7R.QG8B1KGD531R1%40kl.wtf%3E
- https://github.com/kennylevinsen/seatd/commit/10658dc5439db429af0088295a051c53925a4416
- https://github.com/kennylevinsen/seatd/commit/7cffe0797fdb17a9c08922339465b1b187394335
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25643