What is CVE-2024-11586?

CVE-2024-11586 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu's Pulseaudio, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2024-11-23.

How severe is CVE-2024-11586?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu's Pulseaudio

CVE-2024-11586

Ubuntu's implementation of pulseaudio can be crashed by a malicious program if a bluetooth headset is connected.

EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu's Pulseaudio — versions 0
Pulseaudio
Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 16.04

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-404 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

security@ubuntu.com (issue-tracking, Patch, Issue Tracking)
security@ubuntu.com (issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-11586?: CVE-2024-11586 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu's Pulseaudio, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2024-11-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-11586?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.