[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201309-09 ] LibRaw, libkdcraw: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201309-09

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http://security.gentoo.org/

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Severity: Normal

Title: LibRaw, libkdcraw: Multiple vulnerabilities

Date: September 15, 2013

Bugs: #471694, #482926

ID: 201309-09

 

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Synopsis

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibRaw and libkdcraw, the

worst of which may lead to arbitrary code execution.

 

Background

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

cameras. libkdcraw is a wrapper for LibRaw within KDE.

 

Affected packages

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected

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1 media-libs/libraw < 0.15.4 >= 0.15.4

2 kde-base/libkdcraw < 4.10.5-r1 >= 4.10.5-r1

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2 affected packages

 

Description

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in LibRaw and libkdcraw.

Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

 

Impact

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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file,

possibly resulting in arbitrary code execution or Denial of Service.

 

Workaround

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There is no known workaround at this time.

 

Resolution

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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

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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-1438

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1438

[ 2 ] CVE-2013-1439

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1439

[ 3 ] CVE-2013-2126

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2126

[ 4 ] CVE-2013-2127

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2127

 

Availability

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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?

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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 ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at

https://bugs.gentoo.org.

 

License

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Copyright 2013 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.

 

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5