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SUSE: 2024:3079-1 Important Update: Critical Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey September 2, 2024
Dist Suse Esm H88
A significant security patch for libqt5-qt3d has been released, tackling a serious buffer overflow weakness. Immediate action needed.
* bsc#1228204 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-40724

Summary

## This update for libqt5-qt3d fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-40724: Fixed heap-based buffer overflow in the PLY importer class in assimp (bsc#1228204) Other fixes: \- Check for a nullptr returned from the shader manager \- Fill image with transparency by default to avoid having junk if it's not filled properly before the first paint call \- Fix QTextureAtlas parenting that could lead to crashes due to being used after free'd. ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-3079=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-3079=1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP5

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security advisory buffer overflow critical update software fix SUSE important patch libqt5-qt3d

References

* bsc#1228204

Cross-

* CVE-2024-40724

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-40724 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-40724 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP5

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-40724.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1228204

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3079-1
Rating: important

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