usn-7211-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2025-01-16 13:12
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
audacity vulnerability
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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