CVE-2020-15710 json
Potential double-free in pulseaudio
published 2020-11-19 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-7696
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Potential double free in Bluez 5 module of PulseAudio could allow a local attacker to leak memory or crash the program. The modargs variable may be freed twice in the fail condition in src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c and src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c. Fixed in 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14.
Patch / fix
- Canonical PulseAudio 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14
- pulseaudio Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15710
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Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- Canonical PulseAudio
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-415 Double Free
References
-
launchpad.net
/bugs/1884738
vendor-advisory, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
-
ubuntu.com
/USN-4519-1
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-15710
- NVD CVE-2020-15710
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