GLSA 201311-14: QtCore, QtGui: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	QtCore, QtGui: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	11/22/2013
Bugs:	#361401, #382171, #384103, #455884
ID:	201311-14

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in QtCore and QtGui, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code, Denial of Service, or man-in-the-middle attacks.

Background

The Qt toolkit is a comprehensive C++ application development framework.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-qt/qtcore	< 4.8.4-r2	>= 4.8.4-r2	All supported architectures
dev-qt/qtgui	< 4.8.4-r1	>= 4.8.4-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in QtCore and QtGui. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file with an application linked against QtCore or QtGui, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker might employ a specially crafted certificate to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks on SSL connections.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All QtCore users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-qt/qtcore-4.8.4-r2"

All QtGui users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-qt/qtgui-4.8.4-r1"

Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201311-14.xml

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.