A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Qt: Integer overflow. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200611-02
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Qt: Integer overflow
Date: November 06, 2006
Bugs: #151838
ID: 200611-02
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Synopsis
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An integer overflow flaw in the Qt pixmap handling could possibly lead
to a Denial of Service or the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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Qt is a cross-platform GUI toolkit, which is used e.g. by KDE.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 x11-libs/qt < 4.1.4-r2 >= 4.1.4-r2=
*>= 3.3.6-r4=
Description
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An integer overflow flaw has been found in the pixmap handling of Qt.
Impact
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By enticing a user to open a specially crafted pixmap image in an
application using Qt, e.g. Konqueror, a remote attacker could be able
to cause an application crash or the execution of arbitrary code with
the rights of the user running the application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Qt 3.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/qt-3.3.6-r4"
All Qt 4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/qt-4.1.4-r2"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-4811
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4811
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-02.xml
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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2006 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.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
