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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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
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NVD
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2008-01-29T00:00:00.000
Modified: 2024-01-09T02:46:32.613
Link: CVE-2008-0008
Redhat
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