Gentoo 201804-14 Normal: GDK-PixBuf Remote Code Execution Risk
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April 17, 2018
A vulnerability has been found in GDK-PixBuf that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Summary
Several integer overflows were discovered in GDK-PixBuf's gif_get_lzw function.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All GDK-PixBuf users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf-2.36.11"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2017-1000422 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000422
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-14
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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: GDK-PixBuf: Remote code execution
Date: April 17, 2018
Bugs: #644770
ID: 201804-14
Topics Covered
Background
GDK-PixBuf is an image loading library for GTK+.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf < 2.36.11 >= 2.36.11
Impact
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A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted
image file, could execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service
condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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