Gentoo: GLSA-202010-05: LibRaw: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in LibRaw. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All LibRaw users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libraw-0.20.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2020-24889 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24889 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-24890 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24890
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202010-05
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
LibRaw is a library for reading RAW files obtained from digital photo cameras.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/libraw < 0.20.0 >= 0.20.0
Impact
===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted image file using an application linked against LibRaw, 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.