CVE catalog

CVE-2020-11867

audacity: CVE-2020-11867

Severity: Low · CVSS 3.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Published: Nov 30, 2020, 10:15:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.47% · Oct 25, 2026

Audacity through 2.3.3 saves temporary files to /var/tmp/audacity-$USER by default. After Audacity creates the temporary directory, it sets its permissions to 755. Any user on the system can read and play the temporary audio .au files located there.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	audacity	sid	`4.0.1+dfsg-2`	fixed
Debian	audacity	forky	`4.0.1+dfsg-2`	fixed
Debian	audacity	trixie	`3.7.3+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	audacity	bookworm	`3.2.4+dfsg-1`	fixed
Ubuntu	audacity	pro	`2.3.2-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	audacity	pro	`2.3.3-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	audacity	pro	`2.3.3-1build1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	audacity	pro	`2.3.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	fixed
Ubuntu	audacity	pro	`2.3.2-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	audacity	pro	`2.3.3-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	audacity	pro	`2.3.3-1build1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	audacity	pro	`2.3.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	fixed
Suse	audacity	package hub 15 sp1	`2.2.2-bp152.4.3.1`	fixed
Suse	audacity	package hub 15 sp2	`2.2.2-bp152.4.3.1`	fixed
Opensuse	audacity	leap 15.1	`2.2.2-bp152.4.3.1`	fixed
Opensuse	audacity	leap 15.2	`2.2.2-bp152.4.3.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	audacity	source	sid	`2.4.2~dfsg0-4`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[976874]
Debian	audacity	source	forky	`2.4.2~dfsg0-4`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[976874]
Debian	audacity	source	trixie	`2.4.2~dfsg0-4`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[976874]
Debian	audacity	source	bookworm	`2.4.2~dfsg0-4`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[976874]
Ubuntu	audacity	deb	pro	`2.3.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	Not reported	USN-7211-1	Not reported
Ubuntu	audacity	deb	pro	`2.3.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11867	Not reported
Suse	audacity	rpm	package hub 15 sp1	`2.2.2-bp152.4.3.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2020:2261-1	Not reported
Suse	audacity	rpm	package hub 15 sp2	`2.2.2-bp152.4.3.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2020:2261-1	Not reported
Opensuse	audacity	rpm	leap 15.1	`2.2.2-bp152.4.3.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2020:2261-1	Not reported
Opensuse	audacity	rpm	leap 15.2	`2.2.2-bp152.4.3.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2020:2261-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #976874]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[audacity]Fixed
Details (2)
- 3.2.4+dfsg-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.2~dfsg0-4
  dsa · audacity · debian · bookworm; dsa · audacity · debian · 12
- 3.2.4+dfsg-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.2~dfsg0-4
  dsa · audacity · debian · bookworm; dsa · audacity · debian · 12
[audacity-data]Fixed
Source package: [audacity]
Details (2)
- 3.2.4+dfsg-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.2~dfsg0-4
  dsa · audacity · debian · bookworm; dsa · audacity · debian · 12
- 3.2.4+dfsg-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.2~dfsg0-4
  dsa · audacity · debian · bookworm; dsa · audacity · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[audacity]Fixed
Details (2)
- 3.7.3+dfsg-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.2~dfsg0-4
  dsa · audacity · debian · 13
- 3.7.3+dfsg-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.2~dfsg0-4
  dsa · audacity · debian · 13
[audacity-data]Fixed
Source package: [audacity]
Details (2)
- 3.7.3+dfsg-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.2~dfsg0-4
  dsa · audacity · debian · 13
- 3.7.3+dfsg-1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.4.2~dfsg0-4
  dsa · audacity · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:47:00 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]