Debian Security Advisory
DSA-3735-1 game-music-emu -- security update
- Date Reported:
- 15 Dec 2016
- Affected Packages:
- game-music-emu
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- No other external database security references currently available.
- More information:
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Chris Evans discovered that incorrect emulation of the SPC700 audio co-processor of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System allows the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed SPC music file is opened. Further information can be found at http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.de/2016/12/redux-compromising-linux-using-snes.html
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 0.5.5-2+deb8u1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.6.0-4.
We recommend that you upgrade your game-music-emu packages.