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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202408-14 ] Librsvg: Arbitrary File Read

Posted on 09 August 2024
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202408-14
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Librsvg: Arbitrary File Read
Date: August 09, 2024
Bugs: #918100
ID: 202408-14

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Synopsis
========
A vulnerability has been discovered in Librsvg, which can lead to
arbitrary file reads.

Background
==========
Librsvg is a library to render SVG files using cairo as a rendering
engine.

Affected packages
=================
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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gnome-base/librsvg < 2.56.3 >= 2.56.3

Description
===========
A directory traversal problem in the URL decoder of librsvg could be
used by local or remote attackers to disclose files (on the local
filesystem outside of the expected area), as demonstrated by
href=".?../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd" in an xi:include
element.

Impact
======
Please review the referenced CVE identifier for details.

Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========
All Librsvg users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-base/librsvg-2.56.3"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2023-38633
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38633

Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-14

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 2024 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.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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