NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting qt5-qtbase-common package, versions <0:5.9.2-3.amzn2.0.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.57% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-QT5QTBASECOMMON-1678379
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed26 Dec 2018

Introduced: 26 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-19870  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 qt5-qtbase-common to version 0:5.9.2-3.amzn2.0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1397.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qt5-qtbase-common package and not the qt5-qtbase-common package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Qt before 5.11.3. A malformed GIF image causes a NULL pointer dereference in QGifHandler resulting in a segmentation fault.