DirectFB: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background

DirectFB (Direct Frame Buffer) is a set of graphics APIs implemented on top of the Linux Frame Buffer (fbdev) abstraction layer.

Description

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.

Resolution

All DirectFB users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/DirectFB-1.7.5"