Gentoo: GLSA-201412-25: QtGui: Denial of Service
Summary
A NULL pointer dereference has been found in QtGui.
Resolution
All QtGui users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-qt/qtgui-4.8.5-r2"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0190 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0190
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-25
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.
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Synopsis
A NULL pointer dereference in QtGui could lead to Denial of Service.
Background
QtGui is the GUI module and platform plugins for the Qt5 framework.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-qt/qtgui < 4.8.5-r2 >= 4.8.5-r2
Impact
===== A remote attacker could send a specially crafted GIF image, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.