From: | Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o> |
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To: | gentoo-announce@l.g.o |
Subject: | [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201710-13 ] Graphite: Multiple vulnerabilities |
Date: | Fri, 13 Oct 2017 23:46:00 |
Message-Id: | 2026640.rJj3bpnnOh@localhost.localdomain |
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2 | Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201710-13 |
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7 | Severity: Normal |
8 | Title: Graphite: Multiple vulnerabilities |
9 | Date: October 13, 2017 |
10 | Bugs: #621724 |
11 | ID: 201710-13 |
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14 | |
15 | Synopsis |
16 | ======== |
17 | |
18 | Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Graphite, the worst of |
19 | which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code. |
20 | |
21 | Background |
22 | ========== |
23 | |
24 | Graphite is a “smart font” system developed specifically to handle the |
25 | complexities of lesser-known languages of the world. |
26 | |
27 | Affected packages |
28 | ================= |
29 | |
30 | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
31 | Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
32 | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
33 | 1 media-gfx/graphite2 < 1.3.10 >= 1.3.10 |
34 | |
35 | Description |
36 | =========== |
37 | |
38 | Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Graphite. Please |
39 | review the referenced CVE identifiers for details. |
40 | |
41 | Impact |
42 | ====== |
43 | |
44 | A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the |
45 | privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or have |
46 | other unspecified impacts. |
47 | |
48 | Workaround |
49 | ========== |
50 | |
51 | There is no known workaround at this time. |
52 | |
53 | Resolution |
54 | ========== |
55 | |
56 | All Graphite users should upgrade to the latest version: |
57 | |
58 | # emerge --sync |
59 | # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/graphite2-1.3.10" |
60 | |
61 | References |
62 | ========== |
63 | |
64 | [ 1 ] CVE-2017-7771 |
65 | https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7771 |
66 | [ 2 ] CVE-2017-7772 |
67 | https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7772 |
68 | [ 3 ] CVE-2017-7773 |
69 | https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7773 |
70 | [ 4 ] CVE-2017-7774 |
71 | https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7774 |
72 | [ 5 ] CVE-2017-7775 |
73 | https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7775 |
74 | [ 6 ] CVE-2017-7776 |
75 | https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7776 |
76 | [ 7 ] CVE-2017-7777 |
77 | https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7777 |
78 | [ 8 ] CVE-2017-7778 |
79 | https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7778 |
80 | |
81 | Availability |
82 | ============ |
83 | |
84 | This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
85 | the Gentoo Security Website: |
86 | |
87 | https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-13 |
88 | |
89 | Concerns? |
90 | ========= |
91 | |
92 | Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
93 | confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
94 | importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
95 | security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
96 | https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
97 | |
98 | License |
99 | ======= |
100 | |
101 | Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
102 | belongs to its owner(s). |
103 | |
104 | The contents of this document are licensed under the |
105 | Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
106 | |
107 | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |
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