UBUNTU-CVE-2023-24809

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-24809
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-24809.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-24809
Upstream
Published
2023-02-17T20:15:00Z
Modified
2026-05-20T16:13:19.581592459Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

NetHack is a single player dungeon exploration game. Starting with version 3.6.2 and prior to version 3.6.7, illegal input to the "C" (call) command can cause a buffer overflow and crash the NetHack process. This vulnerability may be a security issue for systems that have NetHack installed suid/sgid and for shared systems. For all systems, it may result in a process crash. This issue is resolved in NetHack 3.6.7. There are no known workarounds.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
nethack

Package

Name
nethack
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nethack?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.4.3-15
3.4.3-15build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-common",
            "binary_version": "3.4.3-15build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-console",
            "binary_version": "3.4.3-15build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-lisp",
            "binary_version": "3.4.3-15build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-x11",
            "binary_version": "3.4.3-15build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-24809.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
nethack

Package

Name
nethack
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nethack?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.6.0-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-common",
            "binary_version": "3.6.0-4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-console",
            "binary_version": "3.6.0-4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-lisp",
            "binary_version": "3.6.0-4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-x11",
            "binary_version": "3.6.0-4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-24809.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
nethack

Package

Name
nethack
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nethack?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.6.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-common",
            "binary_version": "3.6.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-console",
            "binary_version": "3.6.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-lisp",
            "binary_version": "3.6.1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-x11",
            "binary_version": "3.6.1-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-24809.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
nethack

Package

Name
nethack
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nethack?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.6.6-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-common",
            "binary_version": "3.6.6-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-console",
            "binary_version": "3.6.6-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-qt",
            "binary_version": "3.6.6-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-x11",
            "binary_version": "3.6.6-2build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-24809.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
nethack

Package

Name
nethack
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nethack?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.6.7-1
3.6.7-1build2
3.6.7-1build3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-common",
            "binary_version": "3.6.7-1build3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-console",
            "binary_version": "3.6.7-1build3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-qt",
            "binary_version": "3.6.7-1build3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-x11",
            "binary_version": "3.6.7-1build3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-24809.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
nethack

Package

Name
nethack
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nethack?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.6.7-1build3
3.6.7-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-common",
            "binary_version": "3.6.7-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-console",
            "binary_version": "3.6.7-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-qt",
            "binary_version": "3.6.7-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-x11",
            "binary_version": "3.6.7-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-24809.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
nethack

Package

Name
nethack
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nethack?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.6.7-2
3.6.7-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-common",
            "binary_version": "3.6.7-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-console",
            "binary_version": "3.6.7-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-qt",
            "binary_version": "3.6.7-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nethack-x11",
            "binary_version": "3.6.7-2build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-24809.json"