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TI-2019-09127 Aliases CVE-2019-12221GHSA-257r-jcrh-66cp

An issue was discovered in libSDL2.a in Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) 2.0.9 when used in…

Priority LOW 33CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An issue was discovered in libSDL2.a in Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) 2.0.9 when used in conjunction with libSDL2_image.a in SDL2_image 2.0.4. There is a SEGV in the SDL function SDL_free_REAL at stdlib/SDL_malloc.c.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0196 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:sdl2_image:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableLibsdl
cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:simple_directmedia_layer:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.9VulnerableLibsdl
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*29VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*31VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*16.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*18.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0 sp1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:sdl2_image:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Libsdl
  • cpe:2.3:a:libsdl:simple_directmedia_layer:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.9 Vulnerable ·Libsdl
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 29 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-12221
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-257r-jcrh-66cp

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 7

Sources

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