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Debian: CVE-2020-24742: qtbase-opensource-src, qtbase-opensource-src-gles -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2020-24742: qtbase-opensource-src, qtbase-opensource-src-gles -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/09/2021
Created
11/30/2021
Added
11/29/2021
Modified
11/04/2022

Description

An issue has been fixed in Qt versions 5.14.0 where QPluginLoader attempts to load plugins relative to the working directory, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted files.

Solution(s)

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

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