USN-8767-1: Snapcast vulnerability

Publication date

15 September 2026

Overview

Snapcast could be made to expose sensitive information or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.


Packages

  • snapcast - multiroom client-server audio player

Details

It was discovered that Snapcast incorrectly handled crafted JSON-RPC
requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information.

It was discovered that Snapcast incorrectly handled crafted JSON-RPC
requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart Snapcast to 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
24.04 LTS noble snapclient –  0.27.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
snapserver –  0.27.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
22.04 LTS jammy snapclient –  0.25.0+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
snapserver –  0.25.0+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
20.04 LTS focal snapclient –  0.18.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
snapserver –  0.18.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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