GLSA 202012-15: GDK-PixBuf: Denial of service

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Severity:	low
Title:	GDK-PixBuf: Denial of service
Date:	12/23/2020
Bugs:	#759094
ID:	202012-15

Synopsis

A vulnerability in GDK-PixBuf library could lead to a Denial of Service condition.

Background

GDK-PixBuf is an image loading library for GTK+.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf	< 2.42.2	>= 2.42.2	All supported architectures

Description

It was discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly handle certain GIF images.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted GIF image in an application linked against GDK-PixBuf library, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All GDK-PixBuf library users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf-2.42.2"

References

CVE-2020-29385

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202012-15.xml

Concerns?

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