High
singular — security advisory
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.
- Products
- singular
- Affected versions
- 1:4.3.1-p3+ds-2, 1:4.3.2+ds-1, 1:4.3.2+ds-2, 1:4.3.2+ds-3, 1:4.3.2-p10+ds-1, 1:4.3.2-p10+ds-1.1, 1:4.3.2-p10+ds-1.1~exp1, 1:4.3.2-p16+ds-1, 1:4.3.2-p16+ds-1~exp1, 1:4.3.2-p3+ds-1, 1:4.3.2-p4+ds-1, 1:4.3.2-p7+ds-1, 1:4.3.2-p8+ds-1, 1:4.3.2-p9+ds-1, 1:4.4.0+ds-1, 1:4.4.0+ds-2, 1:4.4.0+ds-3, 1:4.4.0+ds-4, 1:4.4.0-p2+ds-1, 1:4.4.0-p3+ds-1, 1:4.4.0-p5+ds-1, 1:4.4.0-p6+ds-1, 1:4.4.0-p7+ds-1, 1:4.4.0-p8+ds-1, 1:4.4.1+ds-1, 1:4.4.1+ds-2, 1:4.4.1+ds-3, 1:4.4.1-p3+ds-1, 1:4.4.1-p5+ds-1, 1:4.4.1.5+ds-2
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2022-40299
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 30 Oct 2026, 14:58 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-40299
singular
Fixed versions: Not specified
singular
Fixed versions: Not specified
singular
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-15T08:02:41.227094417Z",
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