CVE-2020-11931

Ubuntu modifications to pulseaudio to provide snap security enforcement could be unloaded

Published May 15, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An Ubuntu-specific modification to Pulseaudio to provide security mediation for Snap-packaged applications was found to have a bypass of intended access restriction for snaps which plugs any of pulseaudio, audio-playback or audio-record via unloading the pulseaudio snap policy module. This issue affects: pulseaudio 1:8.0 versions prior to 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.12; 1:11.1 versions prior to 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.7; 1:13.0 versions prior to 1:13.0-1ubuntu1.2; 1:13.99.1 versions prior to 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.2;

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-4268 An Ubuntu-specific modification to Pulseaudio to provide security mediation for Snap-packaged applications was found to have a bypass of intended access restriction for snaps which plugs any of pulseaudio, audio-playback or audio-record via unloading the pulseaudio snap policy module. This issue affects: pulseaudio 1:8.0 versions prior to 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.12; 1:11.1 versions prior to 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.7; 1:13.0 versions prior to 1:13.0-1ubuntu1.2; 1:13.99.1 versions prior to 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.2;
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4355-1 PulseAudio vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
canonical
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 12:41 AM
Reserved
Apr 20, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 15, 2020, 4:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:51 AM