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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201804-14
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Severity: Normal
Title: GDK-PixBuf: Remote code execution
Date: April 17, 2018
Bugs: #644770
ID: 201804-14

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been found in GDK-PixBuf that may allow a remote
attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Background
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GDK-PixBuf is an image loading library for GTK+.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf < 2.36.11 >= 2.36.11

Description
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Several integer overflows were discovered in GDK-PixBuf’s gif_get_lzw
function.

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
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All GDK-PixBuf users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf-2.36.11”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-1000422
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000422

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

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-14

Concerns?
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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
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Copyright 2018 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
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