[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201701-63 ] Graphite: Multiple vulnerabilities

[Thomas Deutschmann]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201701-63
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Graphite: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: January 24, 2017
     Bugs: #574276, #576864
       ID: 201701-63

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Graphite, the worst of
which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background
==========

Graphite is a "smart font" system developed specifically to handle the
complexities of lesser-known languages of the world.

Affected packages
=================

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  1  media-gfx/graphite2          < 1.3.7                    >= 1.3.7

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Graphite. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or
obtain sensitive information.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Graphite users should upgrade to the latest version:

<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/graphite2-1.3.7"

References
==========

[  1 ] CVE-2016-1521
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1521
[  2 ] CVE-2016-1522
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1522
[  3 ] CVE-2016-1523
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1523
[  4 ] CVE-2016-1526
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1526
[  5 ] CVE-2016-1977
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-1977
[  6 ] CVE-2016-2790
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2790
[  7 ] CVE-2016-2791
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2791
[  8 ] CVE-2016-2792
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2792
[  9 ] CVE-2016-2793
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2793
[ 10 ] CVE-2016-2794
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2794
[ 11 ] CVE-2016-2795
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2795
[ 12 ] CVE-2016-2796
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2796
[ 13 ] CVE-2016-2797
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2797
[ 14 ] CVE-2016-2798
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2798
[ 15 ] CVE-2016-2799
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2799
[ 16 ] CVE-2016-2800
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2800
[ 17 ] CVE-2016-2801
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2801
[ 18 ] CVE-2016-2802
       http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2802

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-63

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5