Gentoo: GLSA-202004-04 Normal: Qt WebEngine Arbitrary Code Execution
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April 1, 2020
A heap use-after-free flaw in Qt WebEngine at worst might allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Summary
A use-after-free vulnerability has been found in the audio component of Qt WebEngine.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All Qt WebEngine users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-qt/qtwebengine-5.14.1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2019-13720 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13720
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-04
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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: Qt WebEngine: Arbitrary code execution
Date: April 01, 2020
Bugs: #699328
ID: 202004-04
Topics Covered
Background
Library for rendering dynamic web content in Qt5 C++ and QML
applications.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-qt/qtwebengine < 5.14.1 >= 5.14.1
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media
file in an application linked against Qt WebEngine, possibly resulting
in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a
Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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