GLSA 202010-03: libjpeg-turbo: Information disclosure

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Severity:	low
Title:	libjpeg-turbo: Information disclosure
Date:	10/20/2020
Bugs:	#727010
ID:	202010-03

Synopsis

An information disclosure vulnerability in libjpeg-turbo allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Background

libjpeg-turbo is a MMX, SSE, and SSE2 SIMD accelerated JPEG library.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-libs/libjpeg-turbo	< 2.0.4-r1	>= 1.5.3-r3	All supported architectures

Description

It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain PPM files.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PPM file using an application linked against libjpeg-turbo, possibly allowing attacker to obtain sensitive information.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libjpeg-turbo 1.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=media-libs/libjpeg-turbo-1.5.3-r3:0/0.1"

All libjpeg-turbo 2.x users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=media-libs/libjpeg-turbo-2.0.4-r1:0/0.2"

References

CVE-2020-13790

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202010-03.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.