GLSA 201309-09: LibRaw, libkdcraw: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	LibRaw, libkdcraw: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	09/15/2013
Bugs:	#471694, #482926
ID:	201309-09

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibRaw and libkdcraw, the worst of which may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

LibRaw is a library for reading RAW files obtained from digital photo cameras. libkdcraw is a wrapper for LibRaw within KDE.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-libs/libraw	< 0.15.4	>= 0.15.4	All supported architectures
kde-base/libkdcraw	< 4.10.5-r1	>= 4.10.5-r1	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file, possibly resulting in arbitrary code execution or Denial of Service.

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-0.15.4"

All libkdcraw users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/libkdcraw-4.10.5-r1"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-09.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.