# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 23 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 25 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** AZL-53525, AZL-53627, GHSA-6f9c-q4ff-c85g, MINI-cfrw-2485-q2m3, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-11586

## 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 (Improper Resource Shutdown or Release)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11586?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pulseaudio Pulseaudio.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-11586?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## 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

- [CVE-2007-1804](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1804/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2009-1894](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1894/): Race condition in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2008-0008](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0008/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2009-1299](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1299/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2014-3970](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3970/): Denial of service in n/a (low 2.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-11586 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11586 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu's pulseaudio. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11586/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11586/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11586
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11586
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-11586

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11586/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.