Gentoo: GLSA-202010-03: libjpeg-turbo: Information disclosure
Summary
It was discovered that libjpeg-turbo incorrectly handled certain PPM files.
Resolution
All libjpeg-turbo 1.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge -a --oneshot -v ">=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 -a --oneshot -v ">=media-libs/libjpeg-turbo-2.0.4-r1:0/0.2"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2020-13790 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13790
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202010-03
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.
Background
libjpeg-turbo is a MMX, SSE, and SSE2 SIMD accelerated JPEG library.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/libjpeg-turbo < 2.0.4-r1 >= 1.5.3-r3:0/0.1 >= 2.0.4-r1:0/0.2
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.