Link following in alsa-driver
Priority LOW 25CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
alsa-utils 1.0.19 and later versions allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack via the /usr/bin/alsa-info and /usr/bin/alsa-info.sh scripts.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00468 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alsa-driver | alsa-driver | 1.0.19 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- alsa-driver Vendoralsa-driver Affected 1.0.19 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:alsa-project:alsa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.19 to before 1.0.20 | Vulnerable | ALSA Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:alsa-project:alsa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.19 to before 1.0.20 Vulnerable ·ALSA Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0035
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-37pq-pqpw-f637
References
More ALSA Project Alsa vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-10031 posix/JackSocket.cpp in libjack in JACK2 1.9.1 through 1.9.12 (as distributed with… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2009-0035 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0035 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-37pq-pqpw-f637 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2009-0035 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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