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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202003-23 ] libjpeg-turbo: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2020 14:30:00
Message-Id: 79e23855-713b-2fe1-3e05-499afe72825c@gentoo.org
1 [ GLSA 202003-23 ] libjpeg-turbo: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
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4 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202003-23
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9 Severity: Normal
10 Title: libjpeg-turbo: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
11 Date: March 15, 2020
12 Bugs: #699830
13 ID: 202003-23
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17 Synopsis
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20 Several integer overflows in libjpeg-turbo might allow an attacker to
21 execute arbitrary code.
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23 Background
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26 libjpeg-turbo is a MMX, SSE, and SSE2 SIMD accelerated JPEG library.
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28 Affected packages
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32 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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34 1 media-libs/libjpeg-turbo
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37 Description
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40 It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain JPEG
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43 Impact
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46 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted JPEG
47 file in an application linked against libjpeg-turbo, possibly resulting
48 in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a
49 Denial of Service condition.
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51 Workaround
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54 There is no known workaround at this time.
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56 Resolution
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59 All libjpeg-turbo users should upgrade to the latest version:
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62 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libjpeg-turbo-2.0.3"
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64 References
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67 [ 1 ] CVE-2019-2201
68 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2201
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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 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-23
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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 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
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93 The contents of this document are licensed under the
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96 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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