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| From: | Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@g.o> |
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| To: | gentoo-announce@l.g.o |
| Subject: | [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201706-14 ] FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities |
| Date: | Tue, 06 Jun 2017 20:15:23 |
| Message-Id: | f7576cac-8e2a-2b9b-f512-fee33c130594@gentoo.org |
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| 2 | Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201706-14 |
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| 4 | https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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| 6 | |
| 7 | Severity: Normal |
| 8 | Title: FreeType: Multiple vulnerabilities |
| 9 | Date: June 06, 2017 |
| 10 | Bugs: #612192, #616730 |
| 11 | ID: 201706-14 |
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| 14 | |
| 15 | Synopsis |
| 16 | ======== |
| 17 | |
| 18 | Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeType, the worst of |
| 19 | which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. |
| 20 | |
| 21 | Background |
| 22 | ========== |
| 23 | |
| 24 | FreeType is a high-quality and portable font engine. |
| 25 | |
| 26 | Affected packages |
| 27 | ================= |
| 28 | |
| 29 | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 30 | Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
| 31 | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 32 | 1 media-libs/freetype < 2.8 >= 2.8 |
| 33 | |
| 34 | Description |
| 35 | =========== |
| 36 | |
| 37 | Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeType. Please |
| 38 | review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. |
| 39 | |
| 40 | Impact |
| 41 | ====== |
| 42 | |
| 43 | A remote attacker could entice a user to use a specially crafted font |
| 44 | file using FreeType, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code |
| 45 | with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. |
| 46 | |
| 47 | Workaround |
| 48 | ========== |
| 49 | |
| 50 | There is no known workaround at this time. |
| 51 | |
| 52 | Resolution |
| 53 | ========== |
| 54 | |
| 55 | All FreeType users should upgrade to the latest version: |
| 56 | |
| 57 | # emerge --sync |
| 58 | # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/freetype-2.8" |
| 59 | |
| 60 | References |
| 61 | ========== |
| 62 | |
| 63 | [ 1 ] CVE-2016-10244 |
| 64 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10244 |
| 65 | [ 2 ] CVE-2016-10328 |
| 66 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10328 |
| 67 | [ 3 ] CVE-2017-7857 |
| 68 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7857 |
| 69 | [ 4 ] CVE-2017-7858 |
| 70 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7858 |
| 71 | [ 5 ] CVE-2017-7864 |
| 72 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7864 |
| 73 | [ 6 ] CVE-2017-8105 |
| 74 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8105 |
| 75 | [ 7 ] CVE-2017-8287 |
| 76 | http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8287 |
| 77 | |
| 78 | Availability |
| 79 | ============ |
| 80 | |
| 81 | This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
| 82 | the Gentoo Security Website: |
| 83 | |
| 84 | https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-14 |
| 85 | |
| 86 | Concerns? |
| 87 | ========= |
| 88 | |
| 89 | Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
| 90 | confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
| 91 | importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
| 92 | security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
| 93 | https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
| 94 | |
| 95 | License |
| 96 | ======= |
| 97 | |
| 98 | Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
| 99 | belongs to its owner(s). |
| 100 | |
| 101 | The contents of this document are licensed under the |
| 102 | Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
| 103 | |
| 104 | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |
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