| Name | CVE-2024-24259 |
| Description | freeglut through 3.4.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the menuEntry variable in the glutAddMenuEntry function. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1063801 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| freeglut (PTS) | jessie | 2.8.1-2 | vulnerable |
| buster, stretch | 2.8.1-3 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 2.8.1-6 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 3.4.0-1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| freeglut | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | 1063801 |
Notes
https://github.com/yinluming13579/mupdf_defects/blob/main/mupdf_detect_2.md
https://github.com/freeglut/freeglut/pull/155
Fixed by: https://github.com/freeglut/freeglut/commit/9ad320c1ad1a25558998ddfe47674511567fec57
Negligible security impact
[stretch] - freeglut <ignored> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - freeglut <ignored> (Minor issue)