Linux groups patch image flaw

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Several flaws in common Linux code used to process graphics in the GNOME desktop environment could allow an attacker to compromise a computer that displays a malicious image file, a security group warned this week.

The vulnerabilities occur in the Imlib software library, a set of common code for handling images, security information provider Secunia stated in an advisory Tuesday. The company rated the flaw threat as "highly critical."

Czech software developer Pavel Kankovsky discovered the flaws when he checked the Imlib library to see if it was affected by vulnerabilities found in a similar set of Linux code, Linux distributor Gentoo said in an advisory.

Both Gentoo and Novell's SuSE Linux have released patches for the issue this week.