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From: Sean Amoss <ackle@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201412-25 ] QtGui: Denial of Service
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 19:18:24
Message-Id: 548C90A9.10402@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201412-25
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: QtGui: Denial of Service
9 Date: December 13, 2014
10 Bugs: #508984
11 ID: 201412-25
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15 Synopsis
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18 A NULL pointer dereference in QtGui could lead to Denial of Service.
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20 Background
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23 QtGui is the GUI module and platform plugins for the Qt5 framework.
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25 Affected packages
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29 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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31 1 dev-qt/qtgui < 4.8.5-r2 >= 4.8.5-r2
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33 Description
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36 A NULL pointer dereference has been found in QtGui.
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38 Impact
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41 A remote attacker could send a specially crafted GIF image, possibly
42 resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
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44 Workaround
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47 There is no known workaround at this time.
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49 Resolution
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52 All QtGui users should upgrade to the latest version:
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54 # emerge --sync
55 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-qt/qtgui-4.8.5-r2"
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57 References
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60 [ 1 ] CVE-2014-0190
61 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0190
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63 Availability
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66 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
67 the Gentoo Security Website:
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69 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-25.xml
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71 Concerns?
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74 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
75 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
76 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
77 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
78 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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80 License
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83 Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
84 belongs to its owner(s).
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86 The contents of this document are licensed under the
87 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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89 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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