Description
game-music-emu before 0.6.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (divide by zero and process crash).
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 | game-music-emu | 0.6.0-4 | — |
| Debian 13 | game-music-emu | 0.6.0-4 | — |
| Debian 12 | game-music-emu | 0.6.0-4 | — |
| Debian 8 | game-music-emu | 0.5.5-2+deb8u1 | DSA-3735-1 |
| Debian 7 | game-music-emu | 0.5.5-2+deb7u1 | DLA-750-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | game-music-emu | 0.6.0-3ubuntu0.16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | game-music-emu | 0.5.5-2ubuntu0.14.04.1 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP2 | libgme | 0.6.0-5.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:3250-1 |
| SLES 12 SP1 | libgme | 0.6.0-5.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:3250-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 SP2 | libgme | 0.6.0-5.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:3250-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP1 | libgme | 0.6.0-5.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:3250-1 |
Advisories 3
- DLA-750-1 game-music-emu - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-3735-1 game-music-emu - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:3250-1 Security update for libgme SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- FEDORA-2016-fbf9f8b204 vendor-advisory
- 95305 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20161215 Re: CVE Request: Game Music Emulators: incorrect emulation of the SPC700 audio co-processor of SNES: arbitrary code execution via malformed SPC music file mailing-list
- https://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.in/2016/12/redux-compromising-linux-using-snes.html
- GLSA-201707-02 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2017-5bf9a268df vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:3250 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2017:0022 vendor-advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/mpyne/game-music-emu/wiki/Home
- FEDORA-2016-04383482b4 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1405423
- FEDORA-2017-3d771a1702 vendor-advisory