CVE-2023-29465

SageMath FlintQS 1.0 relies on pathnames under TMPDIR (typically world-writable), which (for...

5.5 Medium

SageMath FlintQS 1.0 relies on pathnames under TMPDIR (typically world-writable), which (for example) allows a local user to overwrite files with the privileges of a different user (who is running FlintQS).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.24%Up 0.2 points since Apr 7, 2023

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2023-29465
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 5.5

Record: CVE-2023-29465
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-33034 5.5

Record: EUVD-2023-33034
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p749-q5wf-mcpv 5.5

SageMath FlintQS 1.0 relies on pathnames under TMPDIR (typically world-writable), which (for...

Record: GHSA-p749-q5wf-mcpv
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

Record: CVE-2023-29465
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-29465 5.5

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29465
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-29465 5.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2023-29465
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sagemath flintqs

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`flintqs` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.0-4	None known
`flintqs` Debian:13	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.0-4	None known
`flintqs` Debian:14	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.0-4	None known
`flintqs` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 20070817-1	None known
`flintqs` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.0-1	None known
`flintqs` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.0-31:1.0-3build1	None known
`flintqs` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.0-3build1	None known
`flintqs` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.0-4	None known
`flintqs` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.0-4	None known
`flintqs` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.0-4build1	None known
`flintqs` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1:1.0-41:1.0-4build1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-29465 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Sagemath Flintqs, published April 6, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. No source names a fixed version.