Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2020-11931 (CCN-182192)

Assigned:2020-05-12
Published:2020-05-12
Updated:2020-05-19
Summary:An Ubuntu-specific modification to Pulseaudio to provide security mediation for Snap-packaged applications was found to have a bypass of intended access restriction for snaps which plugs any of pulseaudio, audio-playback or audio-record via unloading the pulseaudio snap policy module. This issue affects: pulseaudio 1:8.0 versions prior to 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.12; 1:11.1 versions prior to 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.7; 1:13.0 versions prior to 1:13.0-1ubuntu1.2; 1:13.99.1 versions prior to 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.2;
CVSS v3 Severity:3.3 Low (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
2.9 Low (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
4.6 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-668
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2020-11931

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ubuntu-cve202011931-sec-bypass(182192)

Source: MISC
Type: Third Party Advisory
https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/audio-switcher-pulseaudio-interface-auto-connect-request/16648/3

Source: CCN
Type: USN-4355-1
pulseaudio vulnerability

Source: UBUNTU
Type: Third Party Advisory
USN-4355-1

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:pulseaudio:pulseaudio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1.8.0)

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    pulseaudio pulseaudio *
    canonical ubuntu linux 16.04
    canonical ubuntu linux 18.04
    canonical ubuntu linux 19.10
    canonical ubuntu linux 20.04