ELA-929-1 qt4-x11 security update

multiple vulnerabilities

2023-08-22
Packageqt4-x11
Version4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3+deb8u5 (jessie), 4:4.8.7+dfsg-11+deb9u4 (stretch)
Related CVEs CVE-2023-32573 CVE-2023-32763 CVE-2023-34410 CVE-2023-37369 CVE-2023-38197


Several vulnerabilities have been found in qt4-x11, a graphical windowing toolkit.

CVE-2021-3481

While rendering and displaying a crafted Scalable Vector Graphics
(SVG) file this flaw may lead to an unauthorized memory access. The
highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality
and the application availability.

CVE-2021-45930

An out-of-bounds write in
QtPrivate::QCommonArrayOps<QPainterPath::Element>::growAppend
(called from QPainterPath::addPath and QPathClipper::intersect).

CVE-2023-32573

Uninitialized variable usage in m_unitsPerEm.

CVE-2023-32763

An application crash in QXmlStreamReader via a crafted XML string
that triggers a situation in which a prefix is greater than a
length.

CVE-2023-34410

Certificate validation for TLS does not always consider whether the
root of a chain is a configured CA certificate.

CVE-2023-37369

There can be an application crash in QXmlStreamReader via a crafted
XML string that triggers a situation in which a prefix is greater
than a length.

CVE-2023-38197

There are infinite loops in recursive entity expansion.


For Debian 8 jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3+deb8u5.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 4:4.8.7+dfsg-11+deb9u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your qt4-x11 packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.