CVE-2023-49342 Information disclosure in Budgie Extras
Local attackers can view or manipulate temporary data in Budgie Extras Clockworks, potentially exposing information or causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-49342?
CVE-2023-49342 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ubuntu Budgie Budgie Extras, published on 14 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Temporary data passed between application components by Budgie Extras Clockworks applet could potentially be viewed or manipulated. The data is stored in a location that is accessible to any user who has local access to the system. Attackers may pre-create and control this file to present false information to users or deny access to the application and panel.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49342?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ubuntubudgie Budgie Extras.
How do I fix CVE-2023-49342?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2023-49342 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49342 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ubuntu Budgie Budgie Extras
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49342, GHSA-2vfg-p2h9-wg39, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49342.