The pa_drop_root function in PulseAudio 0.9.8, and a certain 0.9.9 build, does not check return values from (1) setresuid, (2) setreuid, (3) setuid, and (4) seteuid calls when attempting to drop privileges, which might allow local users to gain privileges by causing those calls to fail via attacks such as resource exhaustion.
                
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2008-01-28T23:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T07:32:23.571Z
Reserved: 2007-12-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-0008
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-01-29T00:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-0008
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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