SUSE update for pipewire

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU78954

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local application to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions in pipewire/impl-link.c. A local application with permissions to access one stream can also access other streams.

Mitigation

Update the affected package pipewire to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

openSUSE Leap: 15.4

pipewire-modules-32bit: before 0.3.24-150300.4.6.1

pipewire-modules-32bit-debuginfo: before 0.3.24-150300.4.6.1

pipewire-modules-debuginfo: before 0.3.24-150300.4.6.1

pipewire-modules: before 0.3.24-150300.4.6.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:pipewire-modules-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:pipewire-modules-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:pipewire-modules-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:pipewire-modules:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233185-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.