Gentoo: GLSA-201605-03: libfpx: Denial of Service
Summary
A double free vulnerability has been discovered in the Free_All_Memory function in jpeg/dectile.c.
Resolution
All libfpx users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libfpx-1.3.1_p6"
Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools
such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying these packages.
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2012-0025 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0025
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-03
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.
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Synopsis
A double free vulnerability has been discovered in libfpx that allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service.
Background
A library for manipulating FlashPIX images.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/libfpx < 1.3.1_p6 >= 1.3.1_p6
Impact
===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted FPX image using an application linked against libfpx, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.