The pa_drop_root function in PulseAudio 0.9.8, and a certain 0.9.9 build, does not check return values from (1) setresuid, (2) setreuid, (3) setuid, and (4) seteuid calls when attempting to drop privileges, which might allow local users to gain privileges by causing those calls to fail via attacks such as resource exhaustion.
Find out more about CVE-2008-0008 from the MITRE-CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
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Product Name | Status | Defect | Fixed | Downloads |
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Linux | ||||
Wind River Linux LTS 17 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
Wind River Linux 8 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
Wind River Linux 9 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
Wind River Linux 7 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
Wind River Linux LTS 21 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
Wind River Linux LTS 22 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
Wind River Linux LTS 18 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
Wind River Linux LTS 19 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
Wind River Linux CD release | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
Wind River Linux 6 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
Wind River Linux LTS 23 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
VxWorks | ||||
VxWorks 7 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
VxWorks 6.9 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition | ||||
Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
Product Name | Status | Defect | Fixed | Downloads |
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