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Fixed in 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00298,"percentile":0.22657,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-415"],"published":"2020-09-17T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-06-17T02:57:06Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","package":"pulseaudio","fixed_in":["1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","package":"pulseaudio","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14"}]}],"versions":["1:6.0-0ubuntu13","1:7.1-1ubuntu1","1:7.1-1ubuntu2","1:7.1-1ubuntu3","1:7.1-1ubuntu6","1:7.1-1ubuntu7","1:8.0-0ubuntu2","1:8.0-0ubuntu3","1:8.0-0ubuntu3.1","1:8.0-0ubuntu3.2","1:8.0-0ubuntu3.3","1:8.0-0ubuntu3.4","1:8.0-0ubuntu3.7","1:8.0-0ubuntu3.8","1:8.0-0ubuntu3.9","1:8.0-0ubuntu3.10","1:8.0-0ubuntu3.11","1:8.0-0ubuntu3.12"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","package":"pulseaudio","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:8.0-0ubuntu3.14"}]}],"versions":["1:6.0-0ubuntu13","1:7.1-1ubuntu1","1:7.1-1ubuntu2","1:7.1-1ubuntu3","1:7.1-1ubuntu6","1:7.1-1ubuntu7","1:8.0-0ubuntu2","1:8.0-0ubuntu3","1:8.0-0ubuntu3.1","1:8.0-0ubuntu3.2","1:8.0-0ubuntu3.3","1:8.0-0ubuntu3.4","1:8.0-0ubuntu3.7","1:8.0-0ubuntu3.8","1:8.0-0ubuntu3.9","1:8.0-0ubuntu3.10","1:8.0-0ubuntu3.11","1:8.0-0ubuntu3.12"]}],"products":[{"vendor":"canonical","product":"pulseaudio"},{"vendor":"pulseaudio_project","product":"pulseaudio"}],"references":[{"url":"https://launchpad.net/bugs/1884738","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_UBUNTU","x_transferred","Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/USN-4519-1","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_UBUNTU","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15710"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-87cm-47xv-j472"},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-15710","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4519-1","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-15710","tags":["report"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-15710","title":"Potential double-free in pulseaudio","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2020-11-19T02:30:17.08Z","modified":"2024-09-17T04:04:44.247Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-415"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:50.228781Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-7696","description":"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.","status":"published","published":"2020-11-19T02:30:17Z","modified":"2024-09-17T04:04:44Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.3,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:28:26.235396Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-87cm-47xv-j472","title":"Potential double free in Bluez 5 module of PulseAudio could allow a local attacker to leak memory...","description":"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. 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