Insecure temp file usage in Ubuntu UI toolkit
Priority LOW 19CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure, Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-59, CWE-502 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
On desktop, Ubuntu UI Toolkit's StateSaver would serialise data on tmp/ files which an attacker could use to expose potentially sensitive data. StateSaver would also open files without the O_EXCL flag. An attacker could exploit this to launch a symlink attack, though this is partially mitigated by symlink and hardlink restrictions in Ubuntu. Fixed in 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00504 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ubuntu-ui-toolkit (Canonical): 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical | ubuntu-ui-toolkit | 1.1.1188 to before 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1 | 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1 | Patch available | CNA |
- ubuntu-ui-toolkit VendorCanonical Affected 1.1.1188 to before 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1 Fixed in 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ubuntu-ui-toolkit (Canonical) Fixed in 1.1.1188+14.10.20140813.4-0ubuntu1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-1420
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6wx6-hrv9-h5wv
References
Sources
- CVE-2014-1420 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-1420 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6wx6-hrv9-h5wv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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