Double Free in Pulseaudio Project
CVE-2020-15710
Potential double free in Bluez 5 module of PulseAudio could allow a local attacker to leak memory or crash the program. The modargs variable may be freed twice in the fail condition in src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c and src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c. Fixed in 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14.
Vulnerability class: Double Free
EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Pulseaudio_project Pulseaudio — versions 1\
- Canonical Pulseaudio — versions 1:8.0
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 16.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-15710?
- CVE-2020-15710 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pulseaudio Project, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-11-19.
- How severe is CVE-2020-15710?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.