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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202009-04 ] Qt GUI: Buffer overflow
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 23:37:24
Message-Id: f0227480-a915-c828-7795-74ea203d0578@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202009-04
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7 Severity: Low
8 Title: Qt GUI: Buffer overflow
9 Date: September 13, 2020
10 Bugs: #736924
11 ID: 202009-04
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15 Synopsis
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18 Qt GUI has a buffer overflow with unspecified impact.
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20 Background
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23 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 < 5.14.2-r1 >= 5.14.2-r1
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33 Description
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36 It was discovered that Qt GUI's XBM parser did not properly handle X
37 BitMap files.
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39 Impact
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42 Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
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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 Qt GUI users should upgrade to the latest version:
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54 # emerge --sync
55 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-qt/qtgui-5.14.2-r1"
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57 References
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60 [ 1 ] CVE-2020-17507
61 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17507
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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 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-04
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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 2020 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 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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