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 Severity: Low
    Title: GDAL: Heap Buffer Overflow
     Date: October 31, 2022
     Bugs: #830370
       ID: 202210-15

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Synopsis
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A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in GDAL which could
result in denial of service.

Background
=========
GDAL is a geospatial data abstraction library.

Affected packages
================
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  sci-libs/gdal              < 3.4.1                      >= 3.4.1

Description
==========
GDAL does not sufficiently sanitize input when loading PCIDSK binary
segments.

Impact
=====
Loading crafted PCIDSK data via GDAL could result in denial of service.

Workaround
=========
There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
=========
All GDAL users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sci-libs/gdal-3.4.1"

References
=========
[ 1 ] CVE-2021-45943
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45943

Availability
===========
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-15

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.

License
======
Copyright 2022 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/

Gentoo: GLSA-202210-15: GDAL: Heap Buffer Overflow

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in GDAL which could result in denial of service.

Summary

GDAL does not sufficiently sanitize input when loading PCIDSK binary segments.

Resolution

All GDAL users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sci-libs/gdal-3.4.1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2021-45943 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45943

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-15

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
Severity: Low
Title: GDAL: Heap Buffer Overflow
Date: October 31, 2022
Bugs: #830370
ID: 202210-15

Synopsis

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in GDAL which could result in denial of service.

Background

GDAL is a geospatial data abstraction library.

Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sci-libs/gdal < 3.4.1 >= 3.4.1

Impact

===== Loading crafted PCIDSK data via GDAL could result in denial of service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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