CVE-2009-1894

7.2 HIGH 0.7% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2009-07-17 16:30 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 23:08 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 7.2 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2009-07-17 16:30 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 23:08 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-362 · Race condition
Record status: Modified

Affected

Pulseaudio 0.9.9
Pulseaudio 0.9.10
Pulseaudio 0.9.14

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.2

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Complete
Integrity: Complete
Availability: Complete

Raw vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record