Gentoo: GLSA-202012-15: GDK-PixBuf: Denial of service
Summary
It was discovered that the GDK-PixBuf library did not properly handle certain GIF images.
Resolution
All GDK-PixBuf library users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf-2.42.2"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2020-29385 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29385
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-15
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
GDK-PixBuf is an image loading library for GTK+.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf < 2.42.2 >= 2.42.2
Impact
===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted GIF image in an application linked against GDK-PixBuf library, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.