Description
Freeciv before 2.6.7 and before 3.0.3 is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Modpack Installer utility's handling of the modpack URL.
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 | freeciv | 3.0.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | freeciv | 3.0.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | freeciv | 3.0.3-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | freeciv | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | freeciv | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | freeciv | No fix yet | — |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | freeciv | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | freeciv | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | freeciv | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | freeciv | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | freeciv | No fix yet | — |