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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201804-14 ] GDK-PixBuf: Remote code execution
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 18:27:36
Message-Id: 20180417182202.GB10079@monkey
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: GDK-PixBuf: Remote code execution
9 Date: April 17, 2018
10 Bugs: #644770
11 ID: 201804-14
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15 Synopsis
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18 A vulnerability has been found in GDK-PixBuf that may allow a remote
19 attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 GDK-PixBuf is an image loading library for GTK+.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf < 2.36.11 >= 2.36.11
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34 Description
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37 Several integer overflows were discovered in GDK-PixBuf's gif_get_lzw
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40 Impact
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43 A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted
44 image file, could execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service
45 condition.
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47 Workaround
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50 There is no known workaround at this time.
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52 Resolution
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55 All GDK-PixBuf users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf-2.36.11"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2017-1000422
64 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000422
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66 Availability
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69 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
70 the Gentoo Security Website:
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72 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-14
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74 Concerns?
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77 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
78 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
79 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
80 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
81 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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83 License
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86 Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
87 belongs to its owner(s).
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89 The contents of this document are licensed under the
90 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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92 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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