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Posted on 23 January 2025
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202501-08
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Qt: Buffer Overflow
Date: January 23, 2025
Bugs: #911790
ID: 202501-08

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in Qt, where a buffer overflow can
lead to denial of service.

Background
==========
Qt is a cross-platform application development framework.

Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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dev-qt/qtbase < 6.5.2 >= 6.5.2
dev-qt/qtcore < 5.15.10-r1 >= 5.15.10-r1

Description
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When given specifically crafted data then QXmlStreamReader can end up
causing a buffer overflow and subsequently a crash or freeze or get out
of memory on recursive entity expansion, with DTD tokens in XML body.

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Qt users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-qt/qtcore-5.15.10-r1"
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-qt/qtbase-6.5.2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2023-37369
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37369
[ 2 ] CVE-2023-38197
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38197

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202501-08

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2025 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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