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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.