Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2803-1 libsdl2 -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

31 Oct 2021

Affected Packages:

libsdl2

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 878264.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-2888, CVE-2019-7637.

More information:

A vulnerability has been fixed in libsdl2, the newer version of the Simple DirectMedia Layer library that provides low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware.

CVE-2017-2888 CVE-2019-7637
Potential overflow in surface allocation was fixed.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.5+dfsg1-2+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your libsdl2 packages.

For the detailed security status of libsdl2 please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libsdl2

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