CVE-2009-1299
The pa_make_secure_dir function in core-util.c in PulseAudio 0.9.10 and 0.9.19 allows local users to change the ownership and permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.esd-##### temporary file.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| pulseaudio / pulseaudio | 0.9.10 | 0.9.10.x |
| pulseaudio / pulseaudio | 0.9.19 | 0.9.19.x |
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=573615
- http://git.0pointer.de/?p=pulseaudio.git;a=patch;h=d3efa43d85ac132c6a5a416a2b6f2115f5d577ee
- http://git.0pointer.de/?p=pulseaudio.git%3Ba=patch%3Bh=d3efa43d85ac132c6a5a416a2b6f2115f5d577ee
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2017
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:124
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1570
- https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/509008
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