4.7
CVSSv3

CVE-2020-16123

CVSSv4: NA | CVSSv3: 4.7 | CVSSv2: 2.1 | VMScore: 570 | EPSS: 0.00042 | KEV: Not Included
Published: 04/12/2020 Updated: 21/11/2024

Vulnerability Summary

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 malicious user 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.

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