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openSUSE Leap 15.4 SUSE-SU-2023:3185-1 Moderate: Pipewire Access Fix

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Calendar Grey August 3, 2023
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The recent security advisory for PipeWire outlines critical issues with stream access controls, urging users to update for enhanced protection against unauthorized access.
This update for pipewire fixes the following security issues: Fixed issue where an app which only has permission to access one stream can also access other streams (bsc#1213682).

Description

This update for pipewire fixes the following security issues:

* Fixed issue where an app which only has permission to access one stream can

also access other streams (bsc#1213682).

Bugfixes: \- Fixed division by 0 and other issues with invalid values

(glfo#pipewire/pipewire#2953) \- Fixed an overflow resulting in choppy sound in

some cases (glfo#pipewire/pipewire#2680)

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue moderate severity openSUSE patch instructions pipewire stream access

Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Moderate update use the SUSE recommended installation

methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-3185=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* pipewire-modules-0.3.24-150300.4.6.1

* pipewire-modules-debuginfo-0.3.24-150300.4.6.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)

* pipewire-modules-32bit-debuginfo-0.3.24-150300.4.6.1

* pipewire-modules-32bit-0.3.24-150300.4.6.1

References

* #1213682

## References:

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213682

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3185-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue moderate severity openSUSE patch instructions pipewire stream access

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