Gentoo: GLSA-202304-12 - OpenSSL Security Flaw and Denial of Service Threat
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March 12, 2016
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in QtGui allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.
Summary
Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been discovered in QtGui. It is possible for remote attackers to construct specially crafted BMP, ICO, or GIF images that lead to buffer overflows. After successfully overflowing the buffer the remote attacker can then cause a Denial of Service or execute arbitrary code.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All QtGui 4.8 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-qt/qtgui-4.8.6-r4"
All QtGui 5.4 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-qt/qtgui-5.4.1-r1"
All QtGui 5.4 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-qt/qtgui-5.4.1-r1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2015-1858 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1858 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-1859 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1859 [ 3 ] CVE-2015-1860 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-1860
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-10
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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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Severity: Normal
Title: QtGui: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 12, 2016
Bugs: #546174
ID: 201603-10
Topics Covered
Background
QtGui is the GUI module and platform plugins for the Qt framework
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-qt/qtgui < 5.4.1-r1 *>= 4.8.7
*>= 4.8.6-r4
>= 5.4.1-r1
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause Denial
of Service.
Workaround
There is no known work around at this time.
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