Ubuntu Security Notice USN-465-1
25th May, 2007
pulseaudio vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 7.04
Details
Luigi Auriemma discovered multiple flaws in pulseaudio's network
processing code. If an unauthenticated attacker sent specially crafted
requests to the pulseaudio daemon, it would crash, resulting in a denial
of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 7.04:
- pulseaudio 0.9.5-5ubuntu4.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.