Double Free Affecting qt5-qtbase-static package, versions <0:5.11.1-7.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.5% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-QT5QTBASESTATIC-2539996
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed26 Dec 2018

Introduced: 26 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-15518  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 qt5-qtbase-static to version 0:5.11.1-7.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-qtbase-static package and not the qt5-qtbase-static package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

QXmlStream in Qt 5.x before 5.11.3 has a double-free or corruption during parsing of a specially crafted illegal XML document.