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Gentoo: GLSA-202408-10 Moderate: Libpng Security Vulnerability Advisory

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Calendar Grey August 7, 2024
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Cairo encounters several weaknesses. Update recommended according to Gentoo GLSA 202408-10, providing remedies for impacted users.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cairo, the worst of which a denial of service.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security update gentoo normal severity cairo

Resolution

All Cairo users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/cairo-1.18.0"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2019-6461 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6461 [ 2 ] CVE-2019-6462 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6462

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-09
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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: Cairo: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: August 07, 2024
Bugs: #717778
ID: 202408-09

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security update gentoo normal severity cairo

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cairo, the worst of which a denial of service.

Background

Cairo is a 2D vector graphics library with cross-device output support.

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected -------------- ------------ ------------ x11-libs/cairo < 1.18.0 >= 1.18.0

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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