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CVE-2024-11586: canonical ltd. ubuntu's pulseaudio Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

CVSS: 4.0v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-11586CGA-262x-9mrp-7f57CGA-2m7g-6wvj-73fm
Published 23-11-2024Last modified 25-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-11586 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) Improper Resource Shutdown or Release vulnerability in canonical ltd. ubuntu's pulseaudio. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
16/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.0/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.30%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1
CGA-35CQ-2VHQ-CMVF

Timeline

  1. 23-11-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Ubuntu's implementation of pulseaudio can be crashed by a malicious program if a bluetooth headset is connected.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

21%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.30% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.30%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard11 products
  • libpulse< 17.0-r5
  • libpulse-mainloop-glib< 17.0-r5
  • pulseaudio< 17.0-r5
  • pulseaudio-alsa< 17.0-r5
  • pulseaudio-bluez< 17.0-r5
Wolfi11 products
  • libpulse< 17.0-r5
  • libpulse-mainloop-glib< 17.0-r5
  • pulseaudio< 17.0-r5
  • pulseaudio-alsa< 17.0-r5
  • pulseaudio-bluez< 17.0-r5
Canonical ltd.1 product
Pulseaudio1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • pulseaudioAll versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 25 products

References

3 links