After recent update, pulseaudio crashes

[Chris Hall]

Intel ALC269VB Analog worked fine until today's update. Now all I get is "dummy output" and after running ubuntu-bug, the diagnostic says that pulseaudio has crashed. Reloading does not help.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: pulseaudio 1:15.99.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-46.49-generic 5.15.39
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-46-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: lkp_Ubuntu_5_15_0_46_49_generic_97
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.5
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/snd/controlC0', '/dev/snd/hwC0D3', '/dev/snd/hwC0D0', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D3p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Mar 19 22:28:54 2024
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-12-04 (1932 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
Symptom: audio
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/02/2018
dmi.bios.release: 4.6
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A24
dmi.board.name: 06D7TR
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA24:bd07/02/2018:br4.6:svnDellInc.:pnOptiPlex990:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn06D7TR:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct6:cvr:sku:
dmi.product.name: OptiPlex 990
dmi.product.version: 01
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.