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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201709-08
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Severity: Normal
Title: GDK-PixBuf: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: September 17, 2017
Bugs: #592976, #611390, #630026
ID: 201709-08
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GDK-PixBuf, the worst of
which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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GDK-PixBuf is an image loading library for GTK+.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf < 2.36.9 >= 2.36.9
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GDK-PixBuf. Please
review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker, by sending a specially crafted TIFF, JPEG, or URL,
could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or
cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All GDK-PixBuf users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf-2.36.9"
Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools
such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these
packages.
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-6311
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6311
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-6312
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6312
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-6313
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6313
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-6314
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6314
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-08
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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