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Gentoo: GLSA-202402-20 Normal: libcaca Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey February 18, 2024
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Investigate the libcaca flaw within Gentoo that may permit unauthorized code execution. Refer to GLSA 202402-17 for crucial details and remediation steps.
A vulnerability has been discovered in libcaca which can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo buffer overflow arbitrary code execution software upgrade remote execution libcaca

Resolution

All libcaca users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libcaca-0.99_beta19-r4"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2021-3410 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3410

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-19
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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: Normal
Title: libcaca: Arbitary Code Execution
Date: February 18, 2024
Bugs: #772317
ID: 202402-19

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo buffer overflow arbitrary code execution software upgrade remote execution libcaca

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in libcaca which can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

libcaca is a library that creates colored ASCII-art graphics.

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- media-libs/libcaca < 0.99_beta19-r4 >= 0.99_beta19-r4

Impact

A buffer overflow issue in caca_resize function in libcaca/caca/canvas.c may lead to local execution of arbitrary code in the user context.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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