CVE-2022-4964 (GCVE-0-2022-4964)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-24 00:58 – Updated: 2025-06-20 19:20
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Ubuntu's pipewire-pulse in snap grants microphone access even when the snap interface for audio-record is not set.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-01-24 16:53 UTC
CWE
- CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pipewir… | issue-tracking |
| https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CV… | issue-tracking |
| https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/… | issue-tracking |
| https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/wireplumb… | issue-tracking |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Ltd. | Ubuntu pipewire-pulse |
Affected:
0
|
guessed |
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