Description
mah-jong before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) via a missing argument, which triggers a null pointer dereference.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | mah-jong | 1.6.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | mah-jong | 1.6.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | mah-jong | 1.6.2-1 | — |
| Debian 3.0 | mah-jong | 1.4-3 | DSA-503 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-503 mah-jong - missing argument check Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 10343 vdb-entry
- mah-jong-null-dos(16143) vdb-entry
- DSA-503 vendor-advisory