Description
sys/sys_unix.c in the ioQuake3 engine on Unix and Linux, as used in World of Padman 1.5.x before 1.5.1.1 and OpenArena 0.8.x-15 and 0.8.x-16, allows remote game servers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a long fs_game variable.
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 | ioquake3 | 1.36+svn1946-4 | — |
| Debian 13 | ioquake3 | 1.36+svn1946-4 | — |
| Debian 12 | ioquake3 | 1.36+svn1946-4 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | openarena | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | openarena | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | openarena | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | openarena | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | openarena | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | openarena | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | openarena | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | openarena | No fix yet | — |
References
- 20110728 Two security issues fixed in ioQuake3 engine mailing-list
- http://svn.icculus.org/quake3?view=rev&revision=2097
- http://thilo.tjps.eu/download/patches/ioq3-svn-r2097.diff
- 45468 third-party-advisory
- http://worldofpadman.com/website/news/en/article/266/wop-1-5-1-1-hotfix-released-for-linux.html
- ioquake-idtech-command-execution(68869) vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=725951
- 74137 vdb-entry
- 48915 vdb-entry
- 20110728 Two security issues fixed in ioQuake3 engine mailing-list
- 8324 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-201706-23 vendor-advisory
- 45417 third-party-advisory
- FEDORA-2011-9898 vendor-advisory