GLSA 201701-55: DirectFB: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	DirectFB: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	01/23/2017
Bugs:	#510472
ID:	201701-55

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in DirectFB, all of which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

DirectFB (Direct Frame Buffer) is a set of graphics APIs implemented on top of the Linux Frame Buffer (fbdev) abstraction layer.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-libs/DirectFB	< 1.7.5	>= 1.7.5	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

Remote attackers could cause a Denial of Service condition or execute arbitrary code via the Voodoo interface.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All DirectFB users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/DirectFB-1.7.5"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201701-55.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.