CVE-2025-9809

Publication date 1 September 2025

Last updated 13 April 2026

Description

Out-of-bounds write in cdfs_open_cue_track in libretro libretro-common latest on all platforms allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .cue file with a file path exceeding PATH_MAX_LENGTH that is copied using memcpy into a fixed-size buffer.

Why is this CVE high priority?

remote arbitrary code execution

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
retroarch	25.10 questing	Fixed 1.20.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1
	25.04 plucky	Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
	24.04 LTS noble	Fixed 1.18.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
	22.04 LTS jammy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected

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Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
retroarch	Upstream: a08b2b5

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-8166-1
RetroArch vulnerability
12 April 2026