CVE-2024-11586
Publication date 23 November 2024
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Ubuntu's implementation of pulseaudio can be crashed by a malicious program if a bluetooth headset is connected.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| pulseaudio | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
| 25.04 plucky |
Not affected
|
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable
|
Notes
mdeslaur
This issue is in the following Ubuntu-specific patch: 0502-bluetooth-bluez5-bring-back-SCO-over-PCM-support.patch The patch is only found in Ubuntu 16.04 and wasn't present in later releases.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
4.0 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | High |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |