Vulnerability in Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu Pipewire-Pulse
CVE-2022-4964
Ubuntu's pipewire-pulse in snap grants microphone access even when the snap interface for audio-record is not set.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.7% 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pipewire/+bug/1995707/ (issue-tracking, Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory)
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/merge_requests/1779 (issue-tracking, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/wireplumber/-/merge_requests/567 (issue-tracking, Patch, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4964?
- CVE-2022-4964 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu Pipewire-Pulse, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-01-24.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4964?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.