USN-7579-1: Godot Engine vulnerabilities

Publication date

18 June 2025

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Godot Engine.


Packages

  • godot - Full 2D and 3D game engine with editor

Details

It was discovered that the Godot Engine did not properly handle
certain malformed WebM media files. If the Godot Engine opened a
specially crafted WebM file, a remote attacker could cause a denial
of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-2126)

It was discovered that the Godot Engine did not properly handle
certain malformed TGA image files. If the Godot Engine opened a
specially crafted TGA image file, a remote attacker could cause
a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2021-26825, CVE-2021-26826)

It was discovered that the Godot Engine did not properly handle
certain malformed WebM media files. If the Godot Engine opened a
specially crafted WebM file, a remote attacker could cause a denial
of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-2126)

It was discovered that the Godot Engine did not properly handle
certain malformed TGA image files. If the Godot Engine opened a
specially crafted TGA image file, a remote attacker could cause
a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2021-26825, CVE-2021-26826)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
25.04 plucky godot3 –  3.6+ds-2ubuntu0.1
godot3-runner –  3.6+ds-2ubuntu0.1
24.10 oracular godot3 –  3.5.2-stable-2ubuntu0.24.10.1
godot3-runner –  3.5.2-stable-2ubuntu0.24.10.1
24.04 noble godot3 –  3.5.2-stable-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1  
godot3-runner –  3.5.2-stable-2ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1  
22.04 jammy godot3 –  3.2.3-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
godot3-runner –  3.2.3-stable-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
20.04 focal godot3 –  3.2-stable-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
godot3-runner –  3.2-stable-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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