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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201709-08 ] GDK-PixBuf: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2017 15:53:44
Message-Id: 1702423.Xg5fZh5iap@localhost.localdomain
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201709-08
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: GDK-PixBuf: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: September 17, 2017
10 Bugs: #592976, #611390, #630026
11 ID: 201709-08
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GDK-PixBuf, the worst of
19 which could result in the execution of 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 < 2.36.9 >= 2.36.9
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34 Description
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37 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GDK-PixBuf. Please
38 review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
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40 Impact
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43 A remote attacker, by sending a specially crafted TIFF, JPEG, or URL,
44 could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or
45 cause a Denial of Service 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-2.36.9"
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60 Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools
61 such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these
62 packages.
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64 References
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67 [ 1 ] CVE-2017-6311
68 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6311
69 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-6312
70 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6312
71 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-6313
72 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6313
73 [ 4 ] CVE-2017-6314
74 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6314
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76 Availability
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79 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
80 the Gentoo Security Website:
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82 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-08
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84 Concerns?
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87 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
88 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
89 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
90 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
91 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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93 License
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96 Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
97 belongs to its owner(s).
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99 The contents of this document are licensed under the
100 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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102 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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