{"id":"USN-8166-1","summary":"retroarch vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that RetroArch did not correctly handle certain memory\noperations, which could lead to a buffer overflow. If a user or automated\nsystem were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker\ncould possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute\narbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.10.","modified":"2026-04-27T18:47:03.924126Z","published":"2026-04-12T23:19:55Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2025-9809"],"upstream":["CVE-2025-9809","UBUNTU-CVE-2025-9809"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8166-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-9809"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"retroarch","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/retroarch@1.18.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/noble"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.18.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}],"versions":["1.14.0+dfsg-1build1","1.15.0+dfsg-1","1.16.0.3+dfsg-1","1.18.0+dfsg-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_version":"1.18.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1","binary_name":"retroarch"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8166-1.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"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"}],"id":"CVE-2025-9809"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS"}}},{"package":{"name":"retroarch","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:25.10","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/retroarch@1.20.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=questing"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.20.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1"}]}],"versions":["1.20.0+dfsg-2build1","1.20.0+dfsg-2build2","1.20.0+dfsg-3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"1.20.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1","binary_name":"retroarch"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8166-1.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"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"}],"id":"CVE-2025-9809"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:25.10"}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}