CVE-2022-4964
Ubuntu Piping Audio
Description
Ubuntu's pipewire-pulse in snap grants microphone access even when the snap interface for audio-record is not set.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 24, 2024, 1:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
June 20, 2025, 8:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- There is no known solution at this time.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2022-4964.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pipewire/+bug/1995707/ | Exploit Issue Tracking |
| https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-4964 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/merge_requests/1779 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/wireplumber/-/merge_requests/567 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pipewire/+bug/1995707/ | Exploit Issue Tracking |
| https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-4964 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/merge_requests/1779 | Issue Tracking Patch |
| https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/wireplumber/-/merge_requests/567 | Issue Tracking Patch |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-4964 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-4964
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2022-4964 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2022-4964 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jun. 20, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE CWE-276 -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pipewire/+bug/1995707/ Added Reference https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-4964 Added Reference https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/merge_requests/1779 Added Reference https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/wireplumber/-/merge_requests/567 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 30, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pipewire/+bug/1995707/ No Types Assigned https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pipewire/+bug/1995707/ Exploit, Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-4964 No Types Assigned https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-4964 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/merge_requests/1779 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/merge_requests/1779 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/wireplumber/-/merge_requests/567 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/wireplumber/-/merge_requests/567 Issue Tracking, Patch Added CWE NIST CWE-276 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:canonical:ubuntu_pipewire-pulse:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Jan. 24, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Ubuntu's pipewire-pulse in snap grants microphone access even when the snap interface for audio-record is not set. Added Reference Canonical Ltd. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pipewire/+bug/1995707/ [No types assigned] Added Reference Canonical Ltd. https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-4964 [No types assigned] Added Reference Canonical Ltd. https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/merge_requests/1779 [No types assigned] Added Reference Canonical Ltd. https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/wireplumber/-/merge_requests/567 [No types assigned] Added CVSS V3.1 Canonical Ltd. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} -0.03%
score
0.17332
percentile