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Mageia 8: MGASA-2021-0493 Moderate: Qtbase5 Denial Of Service

It was discovered that Qt incorrectly handled certain XBM image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PPM file, a remote attacker could cause Qt to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-17507) . MGASA-2021-0493 - Updated qtbase5 packages fix security vulnerability Publication date: 27 Oct 2021 URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0493.html Type: security Affected Mageia releases: 8 CVE: CVE-2021-38593, CVE-2020-17507 It was discovered that Qt incorrectly handled certain XBM image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PPM file, a remote attacker could cause Qt to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-17507) It was discovered that Qt incorrectly handled certain graphics operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into performing certain graphics operations, a remote attacker could cause Qt to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-38593) References: - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29468 - https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5081-1 - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38593 - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-17507 SRPMS: - 8/core/qtbase5-5.15.2-4.4.mga8 . Latest qtbase5 package updates fix security vulnerabilities in Mageia 8, especially regarding Denial of Service (DoS) risks. Learn more about CVE-2021-38593. Mageia 8, Qtbase5 Update, Denial of Service, Graphics Vulnerability. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Oct 27, 2021 Mageia