Gentoo update for QtGui

Published: 2024-02-03

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-38593 CVE-2023-32763
CWE-ID	CWE-787 CWE-119
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system dev-qt/qtgui Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU66867

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38593

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when rendering SVG file within in QOutlineMapper::convertPath. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger out-of-bounds write and crash the application.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
dev-qt/qtgui to version: 5.15.9-r1

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

dev-qt/qtgui: before 5.15.9-r1

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-03

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU76668

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32763

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption