Back Linuxsecurity Ubuntu 25.10 Freeglut Important Memory Leak DoS USN-7870
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Freeglut. Software Description: - freeglut: Free implementation of the OpenGL Utility Toolkit (GLUT) Details: It was discovered that Freeglut incorrectly managed memory, resulting in a memory leak. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Freeglut. Software Description: - freeglut: Free implementation of the OpenGL Utility Toolkit (GLUT) Details: It was discovered that Freeglut incorrectly managed memory, resulting in a memory leak. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 libglut-dev 3.4.0-5ubuntu0.1 libglut3.12 3.4.0-5ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 25.04 libglut-dev 3.4.0-4ubuntu0.1 libglut3.12 3.4.0-4ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libglut-dev 3.4.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro libglut3.12 3.4.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 22.04 LTS freeglut3 2.8.1-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 20.04 LTS freeglut3 2.8.1-3ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro freeglut3-dev 2.8.1-3ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS freeglut3 2.8.1-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro freeglut3-dev 2.8.1-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS freeglut3 2.8.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS freeglut3 2.8.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 libglut-dev 3.4.0-5ubuntu0.1 libglut3.12 3.4.0-5ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 25.04 libglut-dev 3.4.0-4ubuntu0.1 libglut3.12 3.4.0-4ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libglut-dev 3.4.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro libglut3.12 3.4.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 22.04 LTS freeglut3 2.8.1-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 20.04 LTS freeglut3 2.8.1-3ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro freeglut3-dev 2.8.1-3ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS freeglut3 2.8.1-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro freeglut3-dev 2.8.1-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS freeglut3 2.8.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS freeglut3 2.8.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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