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GLSA-201701-55 : DirectFB: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 96690

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201701-55 (DirectFB: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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

 Remote attackers could cause a Denial of Service condition or execute arbitrary code via the Voodoo interface.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All DirectFB users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/DirectFB-1.7.5'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-55

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 96690

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201701-55.nasl

Version: 3.2

Type: local

Published: 1/23/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:directfb, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-2977, CVE-2014-2978

GLSA: 201701-55