A lib32-gdk-pixbuf2 security update has been released for Arch Linux.

ASA-202012-20: lib32-gdk-pixbuf2: denial of service

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202012-20
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Severity: Medium
Date : 2020-12-09
CVE-ID : CVE-2020-29385
Package : lib32-gdk-pixbuf2
Type : denial of service
Remote : No
Link :   https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1329

Summary
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The package lib32-gdk-pixbuf2 before version 2.42.2-1 is vulnerable to
denial of service.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 2.42.2-1.

# pacman -Syu "lib32-gdk-pixbuf2>=2.42.2-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 2.42.2.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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A security issue was found in gdk-pixbuf2 2.40.0 up to 2.42.0. A
malformed GIF image could lead to an endless loop in the write_indexes
function in gdk-pixbuf/lzw.c, taking full CPU resources and leading to
a denial of service.

Impact
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An attacker might be able to cause a denial of service via a crafted
GIF image.

References
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  https://mail.gnome.org/archives/distributor-list/2020-December/msg00000.html
  https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdk-pixbuf/-/issues/164
  https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdk-pixbuf/uploads/2838c96bb111a93d845b95c53b8953e3/gif_lzw_PoC.tar.gz
  https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdk-pixbuf/-/merge_requests/92
  https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdk-pixbuf/-/commit/bdd3acbd48a575d418ba6bf1b32d7bda2fae1c81
  https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-29385