SB2025012310 - Gentoo update for Qt

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-37369)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing XML content in QXmlStreamReader. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML input to the application, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

2) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38197)

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

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when handling recursive expansions. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

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