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Debian: CVE-2019-18281: qtbase-opensource-src, qtbase-opensource-src-gles -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2019-18281: qtbase-opensource-src, qtbase-opensource-src-gles -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/23/2019
Created
11/05/2019
Added
11/04/2019
Modified
11/04/2022

Description

An out-of-bounds memory access in the generateDirectionalRuns() function in qtextengine.cpp in Qt qtbase 5.11.x and 5.12.x before 5.12.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service by crashing an application via a text file containing many directional characters.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-qtbase-opensource-src
  • debian-upgrade-qtbase-opensource-src-gles

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