Multiple vulnerabilities in gdk-pixbuf may create a Denial of Service condition.
Package | x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf on all architectures |
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Affected versions | < 2.24.1-r1 |
Unaffected versions | >= 2.24.1-r1 |
gdk-pixbuf is an image loading library for GTK+.
Two vulnerabilities have been found in gdk-pixbuf:
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted image in an application linked against gdk-pixbuf, possibly resulting in Denial of Service.
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-2.24.1-r1"
Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.