Description
Racket is a general-purpose programming language and an ecosystem for language-oriented programming. In versions prior to 8.2, code evaluated using the Racket sandbox could cause system modules to incorrectly use attacker-created modules instead of their intended dependencies. This could allow system functions to be controlled by the attacker, giving access to facilities intended to be restricted. This problem is fixed in Racket version 8.2. A workaround is available, depending on system settings. For systems that provide arbitrary Racket evaluation, external sandboxing such as containers limit the impact of the problem. For multi-user evaluation systems, such as the `handin-server` system, it is not possible to work around this problem and upgrading is required.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| racket | racket | < 8.2 | — |
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 | racket | 7.9+dfsg1-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | racket | 7.9+dfsg1-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | racket | 7.9+dfsg1-2 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | racket | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | racket | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | racket | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | racket | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | racket | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | racket | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | racket | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | racket | No fix yet | — |