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Debian 11: Snapcast Critical RCE CVE-2023-36177 Advisory DLA-4252-1

debian lts
Calendar Grey July 27, 2025
Dist Debian Esm H88
Severe security flaw identified in snapcast may allow unauthorized code execution; users advised to update software to reduce vulnerability risks.
An RCE vulnerability was found in snapcast, a multi-room client-server audio player
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Summary

CVE-2023-36177

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code and gain sensitive
information via crafted requests in JSON-RPC-API. The fix disallows
the process stream type.

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version
0.23.0+dfsg1-1+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your snapcast packages.

For the detailed security status of snapcast please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/snapcast

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: snapcast
Version: 0.23.0+dfsg1-1+deb11u1
CVE ID: CVE-2023-36177

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