Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Simple DirectMedia Layer, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
| Package | media-libs/libsdl2 on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 2.0.10 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 2.0.10 |
Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform development library designed to provide low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware via OpenGL and Direct3D.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Simple DirectMedia Layer. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted audio or video, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Simple DirectMedia Layer users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libsdl2-2.0.10"