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  • [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202210-15 ] GDAL: Heap Buffer Overflow

    From glsamaker@gentoo.org@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 31 03:20:01 2022
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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202210-15
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    Severity: Low
    Title: GDAL: Heap Buffer Overflow
    Date: October 31, 2022
    Bugs: #830370
    ID: 202210-15

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    Synopsis
    ========

    A heap buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in GDAL which could
    result in denial of service.

    Background
    ==========

    GDAL is a geospatial data abstraction library.

    Affected packages
    =================

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    Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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    1 sci-libs/gdal < 3.4.1 >= 3.4.1

    Description
    ===========

    GDAL does not sufficiently sanitize input when loading PCIDSK binary
    segments.

    Impact
    ======

    Loading crafted PCIDSK data via GDAL could result in denial of service.

    Workaround
    ==========

    There is no known workaround at this time.

    Resolution
    ==========

    All GDAL users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sci-libs/gdal-3.4.1"

    References
    ==========

    [ 1 ] CVE-2021-45943
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45943

    Availability
    ============

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

    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-15

    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 security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

    License
    =======

    Copyright 2022 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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