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TI-2020-12382 Aliases CVE-2020-15710GHSA-87cm-47xv-j472

Potential double-free in pulseaudio

Priority LOW 27CWE-415Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Potential double free in Bluez 5 module of PulseAudio could allow a local attacker to leak memory or crash the program. The modargs variable may be freed twice in the fail condition in src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c and src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c. Fixed in 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00298 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed PulseAudio (Canonical): 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CanonicalPulseAudio1:8.0 to before 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.141:8.0-0ubuntu3.14Patch availableCNA
  • PulseAudio VendorCanonical Affected 1:8.0 to before 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14 Fixed in 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 17

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1 8.0-0ubuntu1VulnerablePulseaudio Project
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1 8.0-0ubuntu2VulnerablePulseaudio Project
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1 8.0-0ubuntu3VulnerablePulseaudio Project
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1 8.0-0ubuntu3.1VulnerablePulseaudio Project
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1 8.0-0ubuntu3.2VulnerablePulseaudio Project
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1 8.0-0ubuntu3.3VulnerablePulseaudio Project
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1 8.0-0ubuntu3.4VulnerablePulseaudio Project
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1 8.0-0ubuntu3.5VulnerablePulseaudio Project
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1 8.0-0ubuntu3.6VulnerablePulseaudio Project
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1 8.0-0ubuntu3.7VulnerablePulseaudio Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 8.0-0ubuntu1 Vulnerable ·Pulseaudio Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 8.0-0ubuntu2 Vulnerable ·Pulseaudio Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 8.0-0ubuntu3 Vulnerable ·Pulseaudio Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 8.0-0ubuntu3.1 Vulnerable ·Pulseaudio Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 8.0-0ubuntu3.2 Vulnerable ·Pulseaudio Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 8.0-0ubuntu3.3 Vulnerable ·Pulseaudio Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 8.0-0ubuntu3.4 Vulnerable ·Pulseaudio Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 8.0-0ubuntu3.5 Vulnerable ·Pulseaudio Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 8.0-0ubuntu3.6 Vulnerable ·Pulseaudio Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 8.0-0ubuntu3.7 Vulnerable ·Pulseaudio Project
Show 7 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1 8.0-0ubuntu3.8VulnerablePulseaudio Project
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1 8.0-0ubuntu3.9VulnerablePulseaudio Project
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1 8.0-0ubuntu3.10VulnerablePulseaudio Project
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1 8.0-0ubuntu3.11VulnerablePulseaudio Project
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1 8.0-0ubuntu3.12VulnerablePulseaudio Project
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1 8.0-0ubuntu4VulnerablePulseaudio Project
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*16.04Running onCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 8.0-0ubuntu3.8 Vulnerable ·Pulseaudio Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 8.0-0ubuntu3.9 Vulnerable ·Pulseaudio Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 8.0-0ubuntu3.10 Vulnerable ·Pulseaudio Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 8.0-0ubuntu3.11 Vulnerable ·Pulseaudio Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 8.0-0ubuntu3.12 Vulnerable ·Pulseaudio Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio_project:pulseaudio:1\:8.0-0ubuntu4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1 8.0-0ubuntu4 Vulnerable ·Pulseaudio Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Running on ·Canonical

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA PulseAudio (Canonical) Fixed in 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15710
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-87cm-47xv-j472

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2020-09349 An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 2019.2.4 and 3000 before 3000.2. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-05854 smtp_mailaddr in smtp_session.c in OpenSMTPD 6.6, as used in OpenBSD 6.6 and other… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-01431 Netlogon Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2019-12627 Exim 4.92 through 4.92.2 allows remote code execution, a different vulnerability than… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-08259 Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-07471 OS command injection in exim KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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