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amarok — security advisory
A remote user can create a specially crafted M3U file, media playlist file that when loaded by the target user, will trigger a memory leak, whereby Amarok 2.8.0 continue to waste resources over time, eventually allows attackers to cause a denial of service.
- Products
- amarok
- Affected versions
- 2:2.8.0-0ubuntu6, 2:2.8.0-0ubuntu7, 2:2.8.0-0ubuntu8, 2:2.8.0-0ubuntu9, 2:2.9.0-0ubuntu1, 2:2.9.0-0ubuntu2, 2:3.2.2-1ubuntu1, 2:3.2.2-1ubuntu2, 2:3.3.1-2ubuntu1, 2:3.3.2-0ubuntu1, 2:3.3.2-1ubuntu1, 2:3.3.2-1ubuntu2, 2:3.3.2-1ubuntu3, 2:3.3.3-1ubuntu1, 2:3.3.3-1ubuntu2
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2020-13152
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:37 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A remote user can create a specially crafted M3U file, media playlist file that when loaded by the target user, will trigger a memory leak, whereby Amarok 2.8.0 continue to waste resources over time, eventually allows attackers to cause a denial of service.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2020-13152
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Complete source record
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