pulseaudio vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
* Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
PulseAudio could be made to crash or run programs as your login if
it received specially crafted input.
Software Description
* pulseaudio - PulseAudio sound server
Details
Ratchanan Srirattanamet discovered that an Ubuntu-specific patch
caused PulseAudio to incorrectly handle memory under certain error
conditions in the Bluez 5 module. An attacker could use this issue
to cause PulseAudio to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-15710)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libpulse-mainloop-glib0 - 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14
libpulse0 - 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14
pulseaudio - 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14
pulseaudio-module-bluetooth - 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14
pulseaudio-utils - 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References
* CVE-2020-15710
--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 (Linux/64)
* Origin: BZ&BZ BBS (21:4/110)