Double Free in PulseAudio - CVE-2020-15710
Published: November 22, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83410
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15710
CWE-ID: CWE-415
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Freedesktop.org
Affected software:
PulseAudio
PulseAudio
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-15710
Install updates from vendor's website.