| Name | CVE-2025-9809 |
| Description | Out-of-bounds write in cdfs_open_cue_track in libretro libretro-common latest on all platforms allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .cue file with a file path exceeding PATH_MAX_LENGTH that is copied using memcpy into a fixed-size buffer. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| retroarch (PTS) | bullseye | 1.7.3+dfsg1-1.1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 1.14.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| trixie | 1.20.0+dfsg-2 | vulnerable |
| forky, sid | 1.20.0+dfsg-3 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| retroarch | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://github.com/libretro/libretro-common/issues/222
Negligible security impact