6.8 - GLSA-201903-17

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the image loading library for Simple DirectMedia Layer, the worst of which could result in the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

SDL_image is an image file library that loads images as SDL surfaces, and supports various formats like BMP, GIF, JPEG, LBM, PCX, PNG, PNM, TGA, TIFF, XCF, XPM, and XV.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SDL2_Image. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted image file, could execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service condition, or obtain sensitive information.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All SDL2_Image users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/sdl2-image-2.0.4"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2017-12122 : https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12122
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-14440 : https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14440
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-14441 : https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14441
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-14442 : https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14442
[ 5 ] CVE-2017-14448 : https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14448
[ 6 ] CVE-2017-14449 : https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14449
[ 7 ] CVE-2017-14450 : https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14450
[ 8 ] CVE-2018-3837 : https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3837
[ 9 ] CVE-2018-3838 : https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3838
[ 10 ] CVE-2018-3839 : https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3839
[ 11 ] CVE-2018-3977 : https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3977

Availability

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

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17