1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-465-1

USN-465-1: PulseAudio vulnerability

Publication date

25 May 2007

Overview

PulseAudio vulnerability

Releases

Details

Luigi Auriemma discovered multiple flaws in pulseaudio’s network
processing code. If an unauthenticated attacker sent specially crafted
requests to the pulseaudio daemon, it would crash, resulting in a denial
of service.

Luigi Auriemma discovered multiple flaws in pulseaudio’s network
processing code. If an unauthenticated attacker sent specially crafted
requests to the pulseaudio daemon, it would crash, resulting in a denial
of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
7.04 feisty pulseaudio –  0.9.5-5ubuntu4.1

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