GLSA 201909-07: Simple DirectMedia Layer: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:normal
Title:Simple DirectMedia Layer: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:09/08/2019
Bugs: #690064, #692392
ID:201909-07

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Simple DirectMedia Layer, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform development library designed to provide low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware via OpenGL and Direct3D.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
media-libs/libsdl2 < 2.0.10 >= 2.0.10 All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted audio or video, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Simple DirectMedia Layer users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libsdl2-2.0.10"
    

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201909-07.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.

License

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