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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202408-14
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202408-14 - A vulnerability has been discovered in Librsvg, which can lead to arbitrary file reads. Versions greater than or equal to 2.56.3 are affected.
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202408-14
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: Librsvg: Arbitrary File Read
Date: August 09, 2024
Bugs: #918100
ID: 202408-14
Synopsis
A vulnerability has been discovered in Librsvg, which can lead to
arbitrary file reads.
Background
Librsvg is a library to render SVG files using cairo as a rendering
engine.
Affected packages
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
gnome-base/librsvg < 2.56.3 >= 2.56.3
Description
A directory traversal problem in the URL decoder of librsvg could be
used by local or remote attackers to disclose files (on the local
filesystem outside of the expected area), as demonstrated by
href=".?../…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/etc/passwd" in an xi:include
element.
Impact
Please review the referenced CVE identifier for details.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Librsvg users should upgrade to the latest version:
emerge --sync
emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose “>=gnome-base/librsvg-2.56.3”
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2023-38633
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38633
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-14
Concerns?
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
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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
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