GLSA 202408-14: Librsvg: Arbitrary File Read

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Librsvg: Arbitrary File Read
Date:	08/09/2024
Bugs:	#918100
ID:	202408-14

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in Librsvg, which can lead to arbitrary file reads.

Background

Librsvg is a library to render SVG files using cairo as a rendering engine.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
gnome-base/librsvg	< 2.56.3	>= 2.56.3	All supported architectures

Description

A directory traversal problem in the URL decoder of librsvg could be used by local or remote attackers to disclose files (on the local filesystem outside of the expected area), as demonstrated by href=".?../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd" in an xi:include element.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifier for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Librsvg users should upgrade to the latest version:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-base/librsvg-2.56.3"

References

CVE-2023-38633

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202408-14.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.