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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (20.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pulseaudio Project — versions 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.3, 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.12, 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.2
- Canonical Pulseaudio — versions 1:8.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- launchpad.net/bugs/1884738 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- ubuntu.com/USN-4519-1 (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.