CVE-2024-11586 Denial of service in Ubuntu's pulseaudio
A malicious program can crash Ubuntu's PulseAudio service when a Bluetooth headset is connected, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-11586?
CVE-2024-11586 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu's pulseaudio, published on 23 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Ubuntu's implementation of pulseaudio can be crashed by a malicious program if a bluetooth headset is connected.
Weakness: CWE-404
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11586?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pulseaudio Pulseaudio.
How do I fix CVE-2024-11586?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-11586 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11586 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu's pulseaudio
Sources
Also known as AZL-53525, AZL-53627, GHSA-6f9c-q4ff-c85g, MINI-cfrw-2485-q2m3, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-11586.