Description
freeglut 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable in the glutAddSubMenu function.
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 | freeglut | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | freeglut | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | freeglut | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | mupdf +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | mupdf +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | freeglut | 3.4.0-5ubuntu0.1 | USN-7870-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | mupdf | No fix yet | — |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | freeglut | 3.4.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-7870-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | mupdf | 1.23.10+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | freeglut | 2.8.1-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-7870-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | mupdf | 1.19.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | freeglut | 2.8.1-3ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 | USN-7870-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | mupdf | 1.16.1+ds1-1ubuntu1+esm2 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | freeglut | 2.8.1-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 | USN-7870-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | mupdf | 1.12.0+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | freeglut | 2.8.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-7870-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | mupdf | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | freeglut | 2.8.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-7870-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9 | freeglut +1 | 3.2.1-10.el9 | RHSA-2024:2366 |
| RHEL 8 | freeglut +1 | 3.0.0-9.el8 | RHSA-2024:3120 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9 | freeglut +1 | 3.2.1-10.el9 | ALSA-2024:2366 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | freeglut +1 | 3.0.0-9.el8 | ALSA-2024:3120 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 9 | freeglut | 3.2.1-10.el9 | RLSA-2024:2366 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | freeglut | 3.0.0-9.el8 | RLSA-2024:3120 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | freeglut | 3.4.0-1 | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | freeglut | No fix yet | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 9 | freeglut +1 | 3.2.1-10.el9 | ELSA-2024-2366 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | freeglut +1 | 3.0.0-9.el8 | ELSA-2024-3120 |
Advisories 10
- ALSA-2024:2366 Moderate: freeglut security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2024:3120 Moderate: freeglut security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- USN-7870-1 freeglut vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 25, 2026
- RHSA-2024:2366 Red Hat Security Advisory: freeglut security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Mar 18, 2026
- RHSA-2024:3120 Red Hat Security Advisory: freeglut security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Mar 18, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-0995 Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 17, 2025
- RLSA-2024:2366 Moderate: freeglut security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Oct 9, 2025
- RLSA-2024:3120 Moderate: freeglut security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · May 7, 2025
- ELSA-2024-3120 Moderate: freeglut security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 23, 2024
- ELSA-2024-2366 Moderate: freeglut security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 2, 2024