Amazon Linux AMI update for gdk-pixbuf2



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-46829
CWE-ID CWE-787
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Amazon Linux AMI
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

gdk-pixbuf2
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU66184

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-46829

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing GIF images. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted GIF image, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

aarch64:
    gdk-pixbuf2-debugsource-2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    gdk-pixbuf2-debuginfo-2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    gdk-pixbuf2-modules-debuginfo-2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    gdk-pixbuf2-devel-debuginfo-2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    gdk-pixbuf2-devel-2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    gdk-pixbuf2-modules-2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    gdk-pixbuf2-2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    gdk-pixbuf2-tests-debuginfo-2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    gdk-pixbuf2-tests-2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64

src:
    gdk-pixbuf2-2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3.src

x86_64:
    gdk-pixbuf2-devel-debuginfo-2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    gdk-pixbuf2-debugsource-2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    gdk-pixbuf2-debuginfo-2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    gdk-pixbuf2-tests-debuginfo-2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    gdk-pixbuf2-devel-2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    gdk-pixbuf2-modules-debuginfo-2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    gdk-pixbuf2-modules-2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    gdk-pixbuf2-2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    gdk-pixbuf2-tests-2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

gdk-pixbuf2: before 2.42.6-1

CPE2.3 External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-341.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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