Gentoo: GLSA-201606-03 Normal: libjpeg-turbo Remote Access Threat
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June 5, 2016
Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in libjpeg-turbo, the worse of which could allow remote attackers access to sensitive information.
Summary
libjpeg-turbo does not check for certain duplications of component data during the reading of segments that follow Start Of Scan (SOS) JPEG markers.
Resolution
All libjpeg-turbo users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libjpeg-turbo-1.4.2"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2013-6629 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6629 [ 2 ] CVE-2013-6630 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-6630
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-03
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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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: libjpeg-turbo: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 05, 2016
Bugs: #491150, #531418
ID: 201606-03
Background
libjpeg-turbo is a MMX, SSE, and SSE2 SIMD accelerated JPEG library
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/libjpeg-turbo
< 1.4.2 >= 1.4.2
Impact
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Remote attackers could obtain sensitive information from uninitialized
memory locations via a crafted JPEG images.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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