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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202105-18 ] LittleCMS: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: Wed, 26 May 2021 09:01:41
Message-Id: daa6fe10-17a7-6a9c-8b10-fafec5a6a840@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202105-18
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: LittleCMS: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
9 Date: May 26, 2021
10 Bugs: #761418
11 ID: 202105-18
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15 Synopsis
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18 A heap-based buffer overflow in LittleCMS might allow remote attackers
19 to execute arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 LittleCMS, or short lcms, is a color management system for working with
25 ICC profiles. It is used by many applications including GIMP, Firefox
26 and Chromium.
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28 Affected packages
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32 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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34 1 media-libs/lcms < 2.10 >= 2.10
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36 Description
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39 It was discovered that LittleCMS (aka Little Color Management System)
40 had an integer overflow in the AllocateDataSet function in cmscgats.c.
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42 Impact
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45 A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to open a
46 specially crafted file containing malicious color data, possibly
47 resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the
48 process or a Denial of Service condition.
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50 Workaround
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53 There is no known workaround at this time.
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55 Resolution
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58 All LittleCMS users should upgrade to the latest version:
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60 # emerge --sync
61 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/lcms-2.10"
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63 References
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66 [ 1 ] CVE-2018-16435
67 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16435
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69 Availability
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72 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
73 the Gentoo Security Website:
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75 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202105-18
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77 Concerns?
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80 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
81 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
82 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
83 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
84 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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86 License
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89 Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
90 belongs to its owner(s).
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92 The contents of this document are licensed under the
93 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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95 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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