CVE-2009-1894
Race condition in PulseAudio 0.9.9, 0.9.10, and 0.9.14 allows local users to gain privileges via...
Race condition in PulseAudio 0.9.9, 0.9.10, and 0.9.14 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving creation of a hard link, related to the application setting LD_BIND_NOW to 1, and then calling execv on the target of the /proc/self/exe symlink.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Race condition in PulseAudio 0.9.9, 0.9.10, and 0.9.14 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving creation of a hard link, related to the application setting LD_BIND_NOW to 1, and then calling execv on the target of the /proc/self/exe symlink.
- Record
CVE-2009-1894- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Race condition in PulseAudio 0.9.9, 0.9.10, and 0.9.14 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving creation of a hard link, related to the application setting LD_BIND_NOW to 1, and then calling execv on the target of the /proc/self/exe symlink.
- Record
CVE-2009-1894- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1889 No score
Race condition in PulseAudio 0.9.9, 0.9.10, and 0.9.14 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving creation of a hard link, related to the application setting LD_BIND_NOW to 1, and then calling execv on the target of the /proc/self/exe symlink.
- Record
EUVD-2009-1889- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8qwr-xcgg-6rcv No score
Race condition in PulseAudio 0.9.9, 0.9.10, and 0.9.14 allows local users to gain privileges via...
Race condition in PulseAudio 0.9.9, 0.9.10, and 0.9.14 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving creation of a hard link, related to the application setting LD_BIND_NOW to 1, and then calling execv on the target of the /proc/self/exe symlink.
- Record
GHSA-8qwr-xcgg-6rcv- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Race condition in PulseAudio 0.9.9, 0.9.10, and 0.9.14 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving creation of a hard link, related to the application setting LD_BIND_NOW to 1, and then calling execv on the target of the /proc/self/exe symlink.
- Record
CVE-2009-1894- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-1894 No score
Race condition in PulseAudio 0.9.9, 0.9.10, and 0.9.14 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving creation of a hard link, related to the application setting LD_BIND_NOW to 1, and then calling execv on the target of the /proc/self/exe symlink.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1894- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pulseaudioDebian:12 |
before 0.9.15-4.1 | 0.9.15-4.1 |
pulseaudioDebian:13 |
before 0.9.15-4.1 | 0.9.15-4.1 |
pulseaudioDebian:14 |
before 0.9.15-4.1 | 0.9.15-4.1 |
pulseaudioDebian:5.0 |
before 0.9.10-3+lenny1, plus listed versions 0.9.10-3 |
0.9.10-3+lenny1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | PulseAudio setuid - Local Privilege Escalation | 2009-07-20 |
| Exploit-DB | PulseAudio setuid (Ubuntu 9.04 / Slackware 12.2.0) - Local Privilege Escalation | 2009-07-20 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-1894 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Pulseaudio, published July 17, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in pulseaudio 0.9.15-4.1.
References
secunia.com/advisories/35868
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:171
blog.cr0.org/2009/07/old-school-local-root-vulnerability-in.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51804
akitasecurity.nl/advisory.php?id=AK20090602
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securityfocus.com/bid/35721
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=510071
admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/pulseaudio-0.9.10-1.el5.2
debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1838
taviso.decsystem.org/research.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200907-13.xml
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-804-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1894
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1894
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8qwr-xcgg-6rcv
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-1894