GLSA 201701-60: LibRaw: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:normal
Title:LibRaw: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:01/24/2017
Bugs: #567254
ID:201701-60

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibRaw, the worst of which may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

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

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
media-libs/libraw < 0.17.1 >= 0.17.1 All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

An attacker could execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service condition, or have other unspecified impacts.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All LibRaw users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libraw-0.17.1"
    

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201701-60.xml

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 2010 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.

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