Description
Ubuntu's pipewire-pulse in snap grants microphone access even when the snap interface for audio-record is not set.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Ubuntu pipewire-pulse | — | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | pipewire | 1.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | pipewire | 1.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | pipewire | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | pipewire +1 | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pipewire/+bug/1995707/ issue-tracking
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-4964 issue-tracking
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/merge_requests/1779 issue-tracking
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/wireplumber/-/merge_requests/567 issue-tracking