CVE-2009-1894 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2009-1894: Race condition in PulseAudio 0.9.9, 0.9.10, and 0.9.14 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving creation of a hard link, related to the application setting LD_BIND_NOW to 1, and then calling execv on the target of the /proc/self/exe symlink.

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2009-1894 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pulseaudio→ fixed in0.9.15-4.1urgency: high

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

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pulseaudio→ fixed in0.9.15-4.1urgency: high

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

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pulseaudio→ fixed in0.9.15-4.1urgency: high

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

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