Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1476-1 pulseaudio -- programming error
- Date Reported:
- 27 Jan 2008
- Affected Packages:
- pulseaudio
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2008-0008.
- More information:
-
Marcus Meissner discovered that the PulseAudio sound server performed insufficient checks when dropping privileges, which could lead to local privilege escalation.
The old stable distribution (sarge) doesn't contain pulseaudio.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.9.5-5etch1.
We recommend that you upgrade your pulseaudio packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (stable)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_0.9.5-5etch1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_0.9.5-5etch1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_0.9.5-5etch1.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-esound-compat_0.9.5-5etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-gconf_0.9.5-5etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-utils_0.9.5-5etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse0_0.9.5-5etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-dev_0.9.5-5etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-zeroconf_0.9.5-5etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-x11_0.9.5-5etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-jack_0.9.5-5etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-browse0_0.9.5-5etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-lirc_0.9.5-5etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_0.9.5-5etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-hal_0.9.5-5etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-mainloop-glib0_0.9.5-5etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-gconf_0.9.5-5etch1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-hal_0.9.5-5etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-utils_0.9.5-5etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-gconf_0.9.5-5etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-mainloop-glib0_0.9.5-5etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-zeroconf_0.9.5-5etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-esound-compat_0.9.5-5etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-browse0_0.9.5-5etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-dev_0.9.5-5etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-lirc_0.9.5-5etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_0.9.5-5etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-jack_0.9.5-5etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-x11_0.9.5-5etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse0_0.9.5-5etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-utils_0.9.5-5etch1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-gconf_0.9.5-5etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse0_0.9.5-5etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-mainloop-glib0_0.9.5-5etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-hal_0.9.5-5etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-zeroconf_0.9.5-5etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-x11_0.9.5-5etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-browse0_0.9.5-5etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_0.9.5-5etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-jack_0.9.5-5etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-utils_0.9.5-5etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-esound-compat_0.9.5-5etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-lirc_0.9.5-5etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-dev_0.9.5-5etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse0_0.9.5-5etch1_arm.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse0_0.9.5-5etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-browse0_0.9.5-5etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-utils_0.9.5-5etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-hal_0.9.5-5etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-lirc_0.9.5-5etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-x11_0.9.5-5etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-dev_0.9.5-5etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-zeroconf_0.9.5-5etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-jack_0.9.5-5etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-esound-compat_0.9.5-5etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-gconf_0.9.5-5etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_0.9.5-5etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-mainloop-glib0_0.9.5-5etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-browse0_0.9.5-5etch1_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_0.9.5-5etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-jack_0.9.5-5etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-lirc_0.9.5-5etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-browse0_0.9.5-5etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-utils_0.9.5-5etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-hal_0.9.5-5etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse0_0.9.5-5etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-zeroconf_0.9.5-5etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-mainloop-glib0_0.9.5-5etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-gconf_0.9.5-5etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-dev_0.9.5-5etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-x11_0.9.5-5etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-esound-compat_0.9.5-5etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-jack_0.9.5-5etch1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-x11_0.9.5-5etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-hal_0.9.5-5etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse0_0.9.5-5etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-gconf_0.9.5-5etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-utils_0.9.5-5etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-browse0_0.9.5-5etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-lirc_0.9.5-5etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-esound-compat_0.9.5-5etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-mainloop-glib0_0.9.5-5etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-jack_0.9.5-5etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-zeroconf_0.9.5-5etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_0.9.5-5etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-dev_0.9.5-5etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-hal_0.9.5-5etch1_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse0_0.9.5-5etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-hal_0.9.5-5etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-zeroconf_0.9.5-5etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-lirc_0.9.5-5etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-x11_0.9.5-5etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-utils_0.9.5-5etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-mainloop-glib0_0.9.5-5etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-esound-compat_0.9.5-5etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-jack_0.9.5-5etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-browse0_0.9.5-5etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_0.9.5-5etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-dev_0.9.5-5etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-gconf_0.9.5-5etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-hal_0.9.5-5etch1_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_0.9.5-5etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-lirc_0.9.5-5etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-zeroconf_0.9.5-5etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-hal_0.9.5-5etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse0_0.9.5-5etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-gconf_0.9.5-5etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-dev_0.9.5-5etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-mainloop-glib0_0.9.5-5etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-browse0_0.9.5-5etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-utils_0.9.5-5etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-x11_0.9.5-5etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-esound-compat_0.9.5-5etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-jack_0.9.5-5etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-lirc_0.9.5-5etch1_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-x11_0.9.5-5etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-jack_0.9.5-5etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-mainloop-glib0_0.9.5-5etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-gconf_0.9.5-5etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-browse0_0.9.5-5etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-zeroconf_0.9.5-5etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_0.9.5-5etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-hal_0.9.5-5etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse0_0.9.5-5etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-utils_0.9.5-5etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-esound-compat_0.9.5-5etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-lirc_0.9.5-5etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-dev_0.9.5-5etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-jack_0.9.5-5etch1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-esound-compat_0.9.5-5etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-x11_0.9.5-5etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-zeroconf_0.9.5-5etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-gconf_0.9.5-5etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-jack_0.9.5-5etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-browse0_0.9.5-5etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-utils_0.9.5-5etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse0_0.9.5-5etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-lirc_0.9.5-5etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_0.9.5-5etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-mainloop-glib0_0.9.5-5etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-hal_0.9.5-5etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-dev_0.9.5-5etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-x11_0.9.5-5etch1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-mainloop-glib0_0.9.5-5etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-lirc_0.9.5-5etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-gconf_0.9.5-5etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-dev_0.9.5-5etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-zeroconf_0.9.5-5etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_0.9.5-5etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse-browse0_0.9.5-5etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/libpulse0_0.9.5-5etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-x11_0.9.5-5etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-jack_0.9.5-5etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-utils_0.9.5-5etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-hal_0.9.5-5etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-esound-compat_0.9.5-5etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pulseaudio/pulseaudio-module-lirc_0.9.5-5etch1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.