NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting qt5-linguist package, versions <0:5.11.1-9.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.42% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-QT5LINGUIST-2544029
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • 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 Oracle:8 qt5-linguist to version 0:5.11.1-9.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-3390.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qt5-linguist package and not the qt5-linguist package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 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.