CVE-2020-15710
Potential double-free in pulseaudio
Potential double free in Bluez 5 module of PulseAudio could allow a local attacker to leak memory or crash the program. The modargs variable may be freed twice in the fail condition in src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c and src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c. Fixed in 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Potential double-free in pulseaudio
Potential double free in Bluez 5 module of PulseAudio could allow a local attacker to leak memory or crash the program. The modargs variable may be freed twice in the fail condition in src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c and src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c. Fixed in 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14.
- Record
CVE-2020-15710- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-415
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-7696
Potential double free in Bluez 5 module of PulseAudio could allow a local attacker to leak memory or crash the program. The modargs variable may be freed twice in the fail condition in src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c and src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c. Fixed in 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14.
- Record
EUVD-2020-7696- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-87cm-47xv-j472 No score
Potential double free in Bluez 5 module of PulseAudio could allow a local attacker to leak memory...
Potential double free in Bluez 5 module of PulseAudio could allow a local attacker to leak memory or crash the program. The modargs variable may be freed twice in the fail condition in src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c and src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c. Fixed in 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14.
- Record
GHSA-87cm-47xv-j472- Weakness
- CWE-415
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Potential double free in Bluez 5 module of PulseAudio could allow a local attacker to leak memory or crash the program. The modargs variable may be freed twice in the fail condition in src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c and src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c. Fixed in 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14.
- Record
CVE-2020-15710- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-415
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-15710
Potential double free in Bluez 5 module of PulseAudio could allow a local attacker to leak memory or crash the program. The modargs variable may be freed twice in the fail condition in src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c and src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c. Fixed in 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15710- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4519-1 No score
pulseaudio vulnerability
Ratchanan Srirattanamet discovered that an Ubuntu-specific patch caused PulseAudio to incorrectly handle memory under certain error conditions in the Bluez 5 module. An attacker could use this issue to cause PulseAudio to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-15710)
- Record
USN-4519-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pulseaudioUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14, plus listed versions 1:6.0-0ubuntu131:7.1-1ubuntu11:7.1-1ubuntu21:7.1-1ubuntu31:7.1-1ubuntu6 Show 13 moreShow less1:7.1-1ubuntu71:8.0-0ubuntu21:8.0-0ubuntu31:8.0-0ubuntu3.11:8.0-0ubuntu3.21:8.0-0ubuntu3.31:8.0-0ubuntu3.41:8.0-0ubuntu3.71:8.0-0ubuntu3.81:8.0-0ubuntu3.91:8.0-0ubuntu3.101:8.0-0ubuntu3.111:8.0-0ubuntu3.12 |
1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-15710 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Canonical Pulseaudio, published September 17, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. Fixed in pulseaudio 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14.