Vulnerability · Published Dec 14, 2023 · Assigned by canonical
CVE-2023-49342
Medium 6.0
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Budgie Extras from Ubuntu Budgie. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | budgie-extras | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49342 |
| Debian:13 | budgie-extras | 1.7.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49342 |
| Debian:14 | budgie-extras | 1.7.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49342 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | budgie-extras | 1.4.0-1ubuntu3.1 | USN-6556-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | budgie-extras | 1.4.0-1ubuntu3.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49342 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | budgie-extras | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49342 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | budgie-extras | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49342 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | budgie-extras | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49342 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | budgie-extras | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49342 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Budgie | Budgie Extras | v1.4.0 – before v1.7.1 |
Weakness: CWE-377, CWE-668 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-49342 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/UbuntuBudgie/budgie-extras/security/advisories/GHSA-2vfg-p2h9-wg39 issue-tracking
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6556-1 third-party-advisory