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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201701-60
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: LibRaw: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: January 24, 2017
     Bugs: #567254
       ID: 201701-60

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibRaw, the worst of which
may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background
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LibRaw is a library for reading RAW files obtained from digital photo
cameras.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  media-libs/libraw            < 0.17.1                  >= 0.17.1

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

Impact
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An attacker could execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service
condition, or have other unspecified impacts.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All LibRaw users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libraw-0.17.1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-8366
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8366
[ 2 ] CVE-2015-8367
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-8367

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/201701-60

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 2017 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/