[ GLSA 202009-04 ] Qt GUI: Buffer overflow

Thomas Deutschmann <[email protected]> Mon, 14 Sep 2020 01:29:54 +0200

Newsgroups	gmane.linux.gentoo.announce
Organization	Gentoo Foundation, Inc
Message-ID	<[email protected]>

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202009-04
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 Severity: Low
    Title: Qt GUI: Buffer overflow
     Date: September 13, 2020
     Bugs: #736924
       ID: 202009-04

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Synopsis
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Qt GUI has a buffer overflow with unspecified impact.

Background
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The GUI module and platform plugins for the Qt5 framework.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  dev-qt/qtgui               < 5.14.2-r1              >= 5.14.2-r1

Description
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It was discovered that Qt GUI's XBM parser did not properly handle X
BitMap files.

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Qt GUI users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-qt/qtgui-5.14.2-r1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-17507
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17507

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-04

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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