# DLA-4257-1: libcaca security update

DLA-4257-1, released July 28, 2025, fixes 1 CVE in libcaca (version 0.99.beta19-2.2+deb11u1). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine. The product is no longer supported.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/dla-4257-1
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Jul 28, 2025
- Priority: Routine (Closes CVE-2021-30498)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-30498

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [libcaca](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libcaca.md) | Debian 11.6 (bullseye) | 0.99.beta19-2.2+deb11u1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2021-30498](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-30498.md) | Routine | libcaca: libcaca - security update | n/a | 0.0135 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo