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From: Mikle Kolyada <zlogene@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201402-03 ] Pixman: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 18:33:20
Message-Id: 52EE902E.20206@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201402-03
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: Pixman: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
9 Date: February 02, 2014
10 Bugs: #493292
11 ID: 201402-03
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15 Synopsis
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18 An integer underflow vulnerability in Pixman may allow a
19 context-dependent attacker to cause Denial of Service.
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21 Background
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24 Pixman is a pixel manipulation library.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 x11-libs/pixman < 0.32.4 >= 0.32.4
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34 Description
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37 The trapezoid handling code in Pixman contains an integer underflow
38 vulnerability.
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40 Impact
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43 A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially
44 crafted file using an application linked against Pixman, possibly
45 resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
46 process, or a Denial of Service condition.
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48 Workaround
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51 There is no known workaround at this time.
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53 Resolution
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56 All Pixman users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/pixman-0.32.4"
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61 Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools
62 such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying these packages.
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64 References
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67 [ 1 ] CVE-2013-6425
68 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6425
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70 Availability
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73 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
74 the Gentoo Security Website:
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76 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-03.xml
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78 Concerns?
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81 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
82 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
83 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
84 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
85 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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87 License
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90 Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
91 belongs to its owner(s).
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93 The contents of this document are licensed under the
94 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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96 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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