CVE-2020-16123 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-16123: Bypass of snapd pulseaudio restrictions

Vendor Canonical
Product pulseaudio
Weakness CWE-362
Published December 3, 2020
Last update September 16, 2024

CVSS base score

4.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An Ubuntu-specific patch in PulseAudio created a race condition where the snap policy module would fail to identify a client connection from a snap as coming from a snap if SCM_CREDENTIALS were missing, allowing the snap to connect to PulseAudio without proper confinement. This could be exploited by an attacker to expose sensitive information. Fixed in 1:13.99.3-1ubuntu2, 1:13.99.2-1ubuntu2.1, 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.8, 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11, and 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.15.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 3, 2020 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated