Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : pulseaudio (MDVSA-2015:134)

low Nessus Plugin ID 82387

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated pulseaudio package fixes RTP remote crash vulnerability :

PulseAudio versions shipped in mbs2 were vulnerable to a remote RTP attack which could crash the PulseAudio server simply by sending an empty UDP packet.

Additionally, the version of PulseAudio shipped in mbs2 was a pre-release version of PulseAudio v5 and has been updated to the official final version.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0440.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 82387

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2015-134.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 3/30/2015

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pulseaudio-module-bluetooth, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pulseaudio-module-x11, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64pulseglib20, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pulseaudio-client-config, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pulseaudio-utils, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pulseaudio-module-jack, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pulseaudio-esound-compat, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pulseaudio-module-equalizer, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pulseaudio-module-xen, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64pulseaudio0, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:2, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64pulseaudio-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64pulsecommon5.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pulseaudio, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pulseaudio-module-zeroconf, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pulseaudio-module-lirc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64pulsecore5.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:pulseaudio-module-gconf

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/29/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3970

MDVSA: 2015:134