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Ubuntu 12.10 LTS USN-1723-1 Moderate: Qt Library Threats

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Several security issues were fixed in Qt.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1723-1
February 14, 2013

qt4-x11 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Qt.

Software Description:
- qt4-x11: Qt 4 libraries

Details:

Richard J. Moore and Peter Hartmann discovered that Qt allowed redirecting
requests from http to file schemes. If an attacker were able to perform a
man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to view sensitive
information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS,
and Ubuntu 12.10. (CVE-2012-5624)

Stephen Cheng discovered that Qt may report incorrect errors when ssl
certificate verification fails. (CVE-2012-6093)

Tim Brown and Mark Lowe discovered that Qt incorrectly used weak
permissions on shared memory segments. A local attacker could use this
issue to view sensitive information, or modify program data belonging to
other users. (CVE-2013-0254)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.10:
  libqt4-core                     4:4.8.3+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1
  libqt4-network                  4:4.8.3+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libqt4-core                     4:4.8.1-0ubuntu4.4
  libqt4-network                  4:4.8.1-0ubuntu4.4

Ubuntu 11.10:
  libqt4-core                     4:4.7.4-0ubuntu8.3
  libqt4-network                  4:4.7.4-0ubuntu8.3

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libqt4-core                     4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5.6
  libqt4-network                  4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5.6

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.

References:
  
  CVE-2012-5624, CVE-2012-6093, CVE-2013-0254

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qt4-x11/4:4.8.3+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qt4-x11/4:4.8.1-0ubuntu4.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qt4-x11/4:4.7.4-0ubuntu8.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qt4-x11/4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5.6


Ubuntu 12.10 LTS USN-1723-1 Moderate: Qt Library Threats

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Calendar Grey February 14, 2013
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Recent vulnerabilities within Ubuntu have posed significant risks to Qt, necessitating vital updates for safeguarding sensitive information across various iterations.
Several security issues were fixed in Qt.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.10: libqt4-core 4:4.8.3+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1 libqt4-network 4:4.8.3+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libqt4-core 4:4.8.1-0ubuntu4.4 libqt4-network 4:4.8.1-0ubuntu4.4 Ubuntu 11.10: libqt4-core 4:4.7.4-0ubuntu8.3 libqt4-network 4:4.7.4-0ubuntu8.3 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libqt4-core 4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5.6 libqt4-network 4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5.6 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2012-5624, CVE-2012-6093, CVE-2013-0254

February 14, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qt4-x11/4:4.8.3+dfsg-0ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qt4-x11/4:4.8.1-0ubuntu4.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qt4-x11/4:4.7.4-0ubuntu8.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qt4-x11/4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5.6

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