USN-8166-1

It was discovered that RetroArch did not correctly handle certain memory operations, which could lead to a buffer overflow. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.10.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS / retroarch

Package

Name: retroarch
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/retroarch@1.18.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/noble

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.18.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.14.0+dfsg-1build1

1.15.0+dfsg-1

1.16.0.3+dfsg-1

1.18.0+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "retroarch",
            "binary_version": "1.18.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8166-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2025-9809",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "high",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.10 / retroarch