SB2020121629 - Local denial of service in PulseAudio
Published: December 16, 2020 Updated: November 22, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020121629
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15710)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c and src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c files of the Bluez 5 module. A local user can trigger a double free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.