Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 18, 2010· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2009-1299

Description

The pa_make_secure_dir function in core-util.c in PulseAudio 0.9.10 and 0.9.19 allows local users to change the ownership and permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.esd-##### temporary file.

Affected products

Pulseaudio/Pulseaudio2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio:pulseaudio:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio:pulseaudio:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:pulseaudio:pulseaudio:0.9.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2017nvd
www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1570nvd
bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/509008nvd

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