Description
Array index error in tetrinet.c in gtetrinet 0.7.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a packet specifying a negative number of players, which is used as an array index.
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 | gtetrinet | 0.7.10-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | gtetrinet | 0.7.10-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | gtetrinet | 0.7.10-1 | — |
| Debian 3.1 | gtetrinet | 0.7.8-1sarge2 | DSA-1163 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1163 gtetrinet - programming error Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- gtetrinet-array-indexing-code-execution(28683) vdb-entry
- 21749 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1163 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200609-02 vendor-advisory
- 19766 vdb-entry
- 21704 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2006:021 vendor-advisory
- 28269 vdb-entry
- 21800 third-party-advisory
- 21691 third-party-advisory