GLSA 201706-24: jbig2dec: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	jbig2dec: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	06/22/2017
Bugs:	#545234, #607188
ID:	201706-24

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in jbig2dec, the worst of which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

jbig2dec is a decoder implementation of the JBIG2 image compression format.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-libs/jbig2dec	< 0.13-r1	>= 0.13-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in jbig2dec. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to process a specially crafted JBIG2 image file using an application linked against jbig2dec library, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All jbig2dec users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/jbig2dec-0.13-r1"

References

CVE-2016-9601

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201706-24.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.