Vulnerability Database · Debian · Package report
libsdl2: vulnerability history, versions and safety
libsdl2 is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 10 vulnerabilities for it across 96 releases, from Oct 2017 to Nov 2025. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.
No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.
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Vulert verdict on libsdl2 i
Updated on 23 Oct 2026
Careful: one of the 10 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package has no fix yet. Plan around that one, or apply its workaround. The rest have a fixed version to move to.
What to do: Plan around the 1 vulnerability with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →
- Vulnerabilities on record 10 over 8 years · 1 in the last year i
- Latest disclosure 25 Nov 2025 i
- Highest CVSS 8.8 i
- With no published fix 1 i
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01 Versions
Which versions are affected
Every version Vulert holds for libsdl2, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.
Newest 96 of 96 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.
02 Disclosure history
How often vulnerabilities are recorded
Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 1 of the 10 were recorded in the last 12 months.
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03 Vulnerabilities
Recorded vulnerabilities for libsdl2
| Vulnerability | Severity | Fixed version ↓ | Disclosed ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integer Overflow Vulnerability in SDL 2.0.5 Leading to Potential Code Execution | 8.8 high | 2.0.6+dfsg1-4 | 11 Oct 2017 |
| Integer Overflow Vulnerability in SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) - libsdl2 Package | 7.8 high | 2.0.14+dfsg2-2 | 19 Jan 2021 |
| Memory Leak Vulnerability in SDL2 - Denial of Service Risk | 7.5 high | No fix published | 12 Jan 2023 |
| Heap-Based Buffer Over-Read in SDL 2.x - CVE-2019-13626 | 6.5 medium | 2.0.10+dfsg1-1 | 17 Jul 2019 |
| Heap-Based Buffer Over-Read in SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) - libsdl2 Vulnerability | 5.4 medium | 2.0.14+dfsg2-2 | 19 Jan 2021 |
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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315
