CVE-2020-16123
Published: 23 November 2020
An Ubuntu-specific patch in PulseAudio created a race condition where the snap policy module would fail to identify a client connection from a snap as coming from a snap if SCM_CREDENTIALS were missing, allowing the snap to connect to PulseAudio without proper confinement. This could be exploited by an attacker to expose sensitive information. Fixed in 1:13.99.3-1ubuntu2, 1:13.99.2-1ubuntu2.1, 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.8, 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11, and 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.15.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 4.7
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
pulseaudio Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Released
(1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.8)
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Released
(1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11)
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(1:8.0-0ubuntu3.15)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
|