Canonical Ubuntu pipewire-pulse Microphone default permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Canonical Ubuntu pipewire-pulse. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Microphone Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-4964. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Canonical Ubuntu pipewire-pulse (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Microphone Handler. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-276. During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Ubuntu's pipewire-pulse in snap grants microphone access even when the snap interface for audio-record is not set.

The weakness was released 01/24/2024 by James Henstridge. The advisory is available at bugs.launchpad.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-4964. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1222 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at gitlab.freedesktop.org.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Default permission
CWE: CWE-276 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: gitlab.freedesktop.org

Timelineinfo

01/23/2024 🔍
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02/17/2024 +24 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugs.launchpad.net
Researcher: James Henstridge
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-4964 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-4964
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-251926

Entryinfo

Created: 01/24/2024 09:41
Updated: 02/17/2024 17:50
Changes: 01/24/2024 09:41 (47), 02/17/2024 17:43 (1), 02/17/2024 17:50 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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