Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting qt5-qtbase-gui package, versions <0:5.15.3-5.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-QT5QTBASEGUI-6081391
  • published23 Nov 2023
  • disclosed13 Jul 2023

Introduced: 13 Jul 2023

CVE-2023-38197  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 qt5-qtbase-gui to version 0:5.15.3-5.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-6967.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qt5-qtbase-gui package and not the qt5-qtbase-gui package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Qt before 5.15.15, 6.x before 6.2.10, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.3. There are infinite loops in recursive entity expansion.

CVSS Scores

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