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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201512-05 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: gdk-pixbuf: Multiple Vulnerabilities |
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Date: December 21, 2015 |
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Bugs: #556314, #562878, #562880 |
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ID: 201512-05 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in gdk-pixbuf may allow remote |
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attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service. |
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Background |
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gdk-pixbuf is an image loading library for GTK+. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf < 2.32.1 >= 2.32.1 |
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Description |
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Three heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been discovered |
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in gdk-pixbuf. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for |
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details. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted image |
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file with an application linked against gdk-pixbuf, possibly resulting |
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in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a |
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Denial of Service condition. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All gdk-pixbuf users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf-2.32.1" |
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Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools |
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such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying these packages. |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-4491 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-4491 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2015-7673 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7673 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2015-7674 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7674 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-05 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |