GLSA 202402-19: libcaca: Arbitary Code Execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	libcaca: Arbitary Code Execution
Date:	02/18/2024
Bugs:	#772317
ID:	202402-19

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in libcaca which can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

libcaca is a library that creates colored ASCII-art graphics.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-libs/libcaca	< 0.99_beta19-r4	>= 0.99_beta19-r4	All supported architectures

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in libcaca. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

Impact

A buffer overflow issue in caca_resize function in libcaca/caca/canvas.c may lead to local execution of arbitrary code in the user context.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libcaca users should upgrade to the latest version:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libcaca-0.99_beta19-r4"

References

CVE-2021-3410

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202402-19.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.