GDK-PixBuf: Multiple vulnerabilities

GDK-PixBuf: Multiple vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GDK-PixBuf, the worst of which could result in the execution of arbitrary code. gdk-pixbuf 2017-09-17 2017-09-17 592976 611390 630026 remote 2.36.9 2.36.9

GDK-PixBuf is an image loading library for GTK+.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GDK-PixBuf. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

A remote attacker, by sending a specially crafted TIFF, JPEG, or URL, could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All GDK-PixBuf users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf-2.36.9"

Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.

CVE-2017-6311 CVE-2017-6312 CVE-2017-6313 CVE-2017-6314 b-man chrisadr