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  • [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202009-04 ] Qt GUI: Buffer overflow

    From Thomas Deutschmann@21:1/5 to All on Mon Sep 14 01:40:02 2020
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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
    ========

    Qt GUI has a buffer overflow with unspecified impact.

    Background
    ==========

    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
    ===========

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

    Impact
    ======

    Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

    Workaround
    ==========

    There is no known workaround at this time.

    Resolution
    ==========

    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
    ============

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

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

    Concerns?
    =========

    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 security@gentoo.org 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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