Source: libsdl2 Version: 2.0.6+dfsg1-2 Severity: grave Tags: patch security upstream
Hi, the following vulnerability was published for libsdl2. CVE-2017-2888[0]: | An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists when creating a | new RGB Surface in SDL 2.0.5. A specially crafted file can cause an | integer overflow resulting in too little memory being allocated which | can lead to a buffer overflow and potential code execution. An | attacker can provide a specially crafted image file to trigger this | vulnerability. Upstream patch seem to be [1], but please note that this might not be enough, cf. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500623#c2 . If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-2888 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-2888 [1] http://hg.libsdl.org/SDL/rev/7e0f1498ddb5 Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed. Regards, Salvatore