Ubuntu Update for pulseaudio vulnerability USN-573-1

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Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-573-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
It was discovered that PulseAudio did not properly drop privileges when running as a daemon. Local users may be able to exploit this and gain privileges. The default Ubuntu configuration is not affected.
Affected
pulseaudio vulnerability on Ubuntu 7.04 , Ubuntu 7.10
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
High Severity
Classification
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