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Gentoo Linux GLSA-201404-06 Normal: Mesa Code Execution Risks

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Calendar Grey April 8, 2014
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Enhance Mesa to fix security flaws that could permit code execution or Denial of Service (DoS). Refer to Gentoo advisory GLSA-201404-06 for detailed instructions.
Multiple vulnerabilities in Mesa could result in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo arbitrary code execution mesa

Resolution

All Mesa users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/mesa-9.1.4"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2012-2864 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2864 [ 2 ] CVE-2012-5129 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-5129 [ 3 ] CVE-2013-1872 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1872

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201404-06
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Concerns

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.

Severity: Normal
Title: Mesa: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 08, 2014
Bugs: #432400, #445916, #472280
ID: 201404-06

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo arbitrary code execution mesa

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities in Mesa could result in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.

Background

Mesa is an OpenGL-like graphic library for Linux.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/mesa < 9.1.4 >= 9.1.4

Impact

===== A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.