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Gentoo: GLSA-202312-08 High: LibRaw heap overflow application crash

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Calendar Grey December 22, 2023
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Vulnerability in LibRaw may lead to serious software crashes. Critical update recommended for Gentoo installations.
A vulnerability has been found in LibRaw where a heap buffer overflow may lead to an application crash.

Summary

A vulnerability has been discovered in LibRaw. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity heap overflow application crash Gentoo Linux LibRaw

Resolution

All LibRaw users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libraw-0.21.1-r1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2023-1729 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1729

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-08
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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.

Severity: High
Title: LibRaw: Heap Buffer Overflow
Date: December 22, 2023
Bugs: #908041
ID: 202312-08

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity heap overflow application crash Gentoo Linux LibRaw

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been found in LibRaw where a heap buffer overflow may lead to an application crash.

Background

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

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ----------------- ------------ ------------ media-libs/libraw < 0.21.1-r1 >= 0.21.1-r1

Impact

A heap-buffer-overflow in raw2image_ex() caused by a maliciously crafted file may lead to an application crash.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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