Description
libmikmod 3.1.11 through 3.2.0, as used by MikMod and possibly other products, allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by loading an XM file.
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 | libmikmod | 3.1.11-6.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | libmikmod | 3.1.11-6.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | libmikmod | 3.1.11-6.1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | timidity | 2.15.0-2.2 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11462-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11462-1 timidity-2.15.0-2.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- 34259 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2009-9095 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2009:006 vendor-advisory
- 33240 vdb-entry
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=476339
- FEDORA-2009-9112 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479833
- [oss-security] 20090113 CVE Request -- libmikmod mailing-list