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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2008-01-28T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:32:23.571Z

Reserved: 2007-12-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-0008

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-01-29T00:00:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:40:57.823

Link: CVE-2008-0008

cve-icon Redhat

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