Ubuntu Pipewire-Pulse Snap Fails to Enforce audio-record, Grants Microphone Access
CVE-2022-4964 Published on January 24, 2024
Ubuntu's pipewire-pulse in snap grants microphone access even when the snap interface for audio-record is not set.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-4964 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2022-4964. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Incorrect Default Permissions
During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-4964
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Affected Versions
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu pipewire-pulse Version 0 is affected by CVE-2022-4964Exploit Probability
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