DSA-5228-1 gdk-pixbuf -- security update

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-44648   CVE-2021-46829  

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in gdk-pixbuf, the GDK Pixbuf library. CVE-2021-44648 Sahil Dhar reported a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability when decoding the lzw compressed stream of image data, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service if a malformed GIF image is processed. CVE-2021-46829 Pedro Ribeiro reported a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability when compositing or clearing frames in GIF files, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service if a malformed GIF image is processed. For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 2.42.2+dfsg-1+deb11u1. We recommend that you upgrade your gdk-pixbuf packages. For the detailed security status of gdk-pixbuf please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/gdk-pixbuf

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-5228-1 gdk-pixbuf -- security update

Date Reported:
11 Sep 2022
Affected Packages:
gdk-pixbuf
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 1014600.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2021-44648, CVE-2021-46829.
More information:

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in gdk-pixbuf, the GDK Pixbuf library.

  • CVE-2021-44648

    Sahil Dhar reported a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability when decoding the lzw compressed stream of image data, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service if a malformed GIF image is processed.

  • CVE-2021-46829

    Pedro Ribeiro reported a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability when compositing or clearing frames in GIF files, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service if a malformed GIF image is processed.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 2.42.2+dfsg-1+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your gdk-pixbuf packages.

For the detailed security status of gdk-pixbuf please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/gdk-pixbuf