USN-4519-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4519-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4519-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4519-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2020-09-17T22:08:14Z
Modified
2026-02-10T04:41:55Z
Summary
pulseaudio vulnerability
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)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / pulseaudio

Package

Name
pulseaudio
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/pulseaudio@1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14

Affected versions

1:6.*
1:6.0-0ubuntu13
1:7.*
1:7.1-1ubuntu1
1:7.1-1ubuntu2
1:7.1-1ubuntu3
1:7.1-1ubuntu6
1:7.1-1ubuntu7
1:8.*
1:8.0-0ubuntu2
1:8.0-0ubuntu3
1:8.0-0ubuntu3.1
1:8.0-0ubuntu3.2
1:8.0-0ubuntu3.3
1:8.0-0ubuntu3.4
1:8.0-0ubuntu3.7
1:8.0-0ubuntu3.8
1:8.0-0ubuntu3.9
1:8.0-0ubuntu3.10
1:8.0-0ubuntu3.11
1:8.0-0ubuntu3.12

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14",
            "binary_name": "libpulse-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14",
            "binary_name": "libpulse-mainloop-glib0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14",
            "binary_name": "libpulse0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14",
            "binary_name": "libpulsedsp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14",
            "binary_name": "pulseaudio"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14",
            "binary_name": "pulseaudio-esound-compat"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14",
            "binary_name": "pulseaudio-module-bluetooth"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14",
            "binary_name": "pulseaudio-module-droid"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14",
            "binary_name": "pulseaudio-module-gconf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14",
            "binary_name": "pulseaudio-module-jack"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14",
            "binary_name": "pulseaudio-module-lirc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14",
            "binary_name": "pulseaudio-module-raop"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14",
            "binary_name": "pulseaudio-module-trust-store"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14",
            "binary_name": "pulseaudio-module-x11"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14",
            "binary_name": "pulseaudio-module-zeroconf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14",
            "binary_name": "pulseaudio-utils"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4519-1.json"
cves_map
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2020-15710",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}