Description
An issue was discovered in map.c in FreedroidRPG 1.0rc2. It assumes lengths of data sets read from saved game files. It copies data from a file into a fixed-size heap-allocated buffer without size verification, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
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 | freedroidrpg | 1.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | freedroidrpg | 1.0-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | freedroidrpg | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | freedroidrpg | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | freedroidrpg | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | freedroidrpg | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | freedroidrpg | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | freedroidrpg | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | freedroidrpg | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | freedroidrpg | No fix yet | — |