nethack: NetHack is a single player dungeon exploration game
CVE-2023-24809 is fixed in nethack on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-24809, released February 17, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| nethack · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 3.6.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-24809 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| nethack · Debian 14 | 3.6.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-24809 | Feb 17, 2023 |
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