CVE catalog

CVE-2020-15710

pulseaudio: CVE-2020-15710

Severity: Low
Published: Sep 17, 2020, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.30% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	pulseaudio	sid	`17.0+dfsg1-3`	not affected
Debian	pulseaudio	forky	`17.0+dfsg1-3`	not affected
Debian	pulseaudio	trixie	`17.0+dfsg1-2`	not affected
Debian	pulseaudio	bookworm	`16.1+dfsg1-2`	not affected
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:6.0-0ubuntu13`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:7.1-1ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:7.1-1ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:7.1-1ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:7.1-1ubuntu6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:7.1-1ubuntu7`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.7`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.8`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.9`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.10`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.11`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.12`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14`	fixed
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:6.0-0ubuntu13`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:7.1-1ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:7.1-1ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:7.1-1ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:7.1-1ubuntu6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:7.1-1ubuntu7`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.7`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.8`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.9`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.10`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.11`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.12`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	pulseaudio	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pulseaudio	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pulseaudio	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	pulseaudio	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	deb	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15710	Not reported
Ubuntu	pulseaudio	deb	16.04	`1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14`	Not reported	USN-4519-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libpulse0]Not affected
Source package: [pulseaudio]
Details (2)
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
[libpulse-dev]Not affected
Source package: [pulseaudio]
Details (2)
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
[libpulsedsp]Not affected
Source package: [pulseaudio]
Details (2)
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
[libpulse-mainloop-glib0]Not affected
Source package: [pulseaudio]
Details (2)
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
[pulseaudio]Not affected
Source package: [pulseaudio]
Details (2)
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
[pulseaudio-equalizer]Not affected
Source package: [pulseaudio]
Details (2)
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
[pulseaudio-module-bluetooth]Not affected
Source package: [pulseaudio]
Details (2)
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
[pulseaudio-module-gsettings]Not affected
Source package: [pulseaudio]
Details (2)
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
[pulseaudio-module-jack]Not affected
Source package: [pulseaudio]
Details (2)
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
[pulseaudio-module-lirc]Not affected
Source package: [pulseaudio]
Details (2)
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
[pulseaudio-module-raop]Not affected
Source package: [pulseaudio]
Details (2)
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
[pulseaudio-module-zeroconf]Not affected
Source package: [pulseaudio]
Details (2)
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
[pulseaudio-utils]Not affected
Source package: [pulseaudio]
Details (2)
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm
- 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · pulseaudio · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:48:25 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]