Improper Input Validation Affecting qt5-qtwebengine package, versions <5.15.3_git20211127-r1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-QT5QTWEBENGINE-8489181
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed2 Nov 2021

Introduced: 2 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-37996  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 qt5-qtwebengine to version 5.15.3_git20211127-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qt5-qtwebengine package and not the qt5-qtwebengine package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

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CVSS Scores

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