Cairo Vulnerabilities and Important Updates in Gentoo Security Advisory
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cairo. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All Cairo users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/cairo-1.18.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2019-6461
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6461
[ 2 ] CVE-2019-6462
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6462
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-09
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.
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cairo, the worst of
which a denial of service.
Background
Cairo is a 2D vector graphics library with cross-device output support.
Affected Packages
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
-------------- ------------ ------------
x11-libs/cairo < 1.18.0 >= 1.18.0
Impact
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.