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Posted on 23 January 2025
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202501-07
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: libgsf: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: January 23, 2025
Bugs: #940777
ID: 202501-07

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libgsf, the worst of
which can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background
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The GNOME Structured File Library is an I/O library that can read and
write common file types and handle structured formats that provide file-
system-in-a-file semantics.

Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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gnome-extra/libgsf < 1.14.53 >= 1.14.53

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libgsf. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All libgsf users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-extra/libgsf-1.14.53"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2024-36474
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-36474
[ 2 ] CVE-2024-42415
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42415
[ 3 ] TALOS-2024-2068
[ 4 ] TALOS-2024-2069

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/202501-07

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 2025 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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