CVE-2022-27815: Insecure Temporary File in SWHKD

March 31, 2022 (updated April 6, 2022)

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.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-p4jg-pccf-h82c
github.com/waycrate/swhkd
github.com/waycrate/swhkd/commit/e661a4940df78fbb7b52c622ac4ae6a3a7f7d8aa
github.com/waycrate/swhkd/releases
github.com/waycrate/swhkd/releases/tag/1.2.0
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27815

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