Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202408-09

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202408-09
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Severity: Normal
Title: Cairo: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: August 07, 2024
Bugs: #717778
ID: 202408-09

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cairo, the worst of
which a denial of service.

Background
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Cairo is a 2D vector graphics library with cross-device output support.

Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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x11-libs/cairo < 1.18.0 >= 1.18.0

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Cairo. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Cairo users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=x11-libs/cairo-1.18.0”

References
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[ 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
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-09

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5