CVE-2022-27815 — Insecure Temporary File in...

CRITICAL

Insecure Temporary File in SWHKD

Published March 31, 2022Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

SWHKD is a display protocol-independent hotkey daemon made in Rust. In SWHKD versions 1.1.5 and prior, SWHKD uses the /tmp/swhkd.pid pathname. As /tmp is accessible to all users, there can be an information leak or denial of service. No known workarounds exist. A patch is available on the `1.1.0` branch of the repository.

Advisory Timeline

First published March 31, 2022 (1656 days ago).
Last revised November 8, 2023 — 587 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Cargo

Update Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon to 1.2.0 or later

cargo update -p Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon --precise 1.2.0

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: crates.io (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon	crates.io	All versions	1.2.0

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-377
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CWE-59
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CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.1 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-27815?: Insecure Temporary File in SWHKD This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.1/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2022-27815?: CVE-2022-27815 affects Simple-Wayland-HotKey-Daemon. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2022-27815 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.1

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-p4jg-pccf-h82c

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