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CVE-2022-40299

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2022-09-09 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

In Singular before 4.3.1, a predictable /tmp pathname is used (e.g., by sdb.cc), which allows local users to gain the privileges of other users via a procedure in a file under /tmp. NOTE: this CVE Record is about sdb.cc and similar files in the Singular interface that have predictable /tmp pathnames; this CVE Record is not about the lack of a safe temporary-file creation capability in the Singular language.

Affected Platforms

Singular Singular

Weakness Type

CWE-330

References