Debian Security Advisory

DLA-1714-1 libsdl2 -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

13 Mar 2019

Affected Packages:

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-7572, CVE-2019-7573, CVE-2019-7574, CVE-2019-7575, CVE-2019-7576, CVE-2019-7577, CVE-2019-7578, CVE-2019-7635, CVE-2019-7636, CVE-2019-7637, CVE-2019-7638.

More information:

Multiple buffer overflow security issues have been found in libsdl2, a library that allows low level access to a video frame buffer, audio output, mouse, and keyboard.

For Debian 8 Jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.2+dfsg1-6+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libsdl2 packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS