GLSA 201404-06: Mesa: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Mesa: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	04/08/2014
Bugs:	#432400, #445916, #472280
ID:	201404-06

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities in Mesa could result in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.

Background

Mesa is an OpenGL-like graphic library for Linux.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-libs/mesa	< 9.1.4	>= 9.1.4	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Mesa users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/mesa-9.1.4"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201404-06.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.