CVE-2007-1804 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2007-1804: PulseAudio 0.9.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via (1) a PA_PSTREAM_DESCRIPTOR_LENGTH value of FRAME_SIZE_MAX_ALLOW sent on TCP port 9875, which triggers a p->export assertion failure in do_read; (2) a PA_PSTREAM_DESCRIPTOR_LENGTH value of 0 sent on TCP port 987

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2007-1804 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pulseaudio→ fixed in0.9.6-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pulseaudio

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pulseaudio→ fixed in0.9.6-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pulseaudio

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pulseaudio→ fixed in0.9.6-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pulseaudio

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