Gentoo GLSA-202408-14: Resolve Librsvg Arbitrary File Read Risks
Summary
A directory traversal problem in the URL decoder of librsvg could be
used by local or remote attackers to disclose files (on the local
filesystem outside of the expected area), as demonstrated by href="/.?../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd" in an xi:include
element.
Resolution
All Librsvg users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-base/librsvg-2.56.3"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2023-38633
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38633
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-14
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
A vulnerability has been discovered in Librsvg, which can lead to
arbitrary file reads.
Background
Librsvg is a library to render SVG files using cairo as a rendering
engine.
Affected Packages
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
------------------ ------------ ------------
gnome-base/librsvg < 2.56.3 >= 2.56.3
Impact
Please review the referenced CVE identifier for details.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.