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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202402-21
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Severity: High
Title: QtNetwork: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: February 18, 2024
Bugs: #907120, #921292
ID: 202402-21

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in QtNetwork, the worst of
which could lead to execution of arbitrary code.

Background
==========

QtNetwork provides a set of APIs for programming applications that use
TCP/IP. It is part of the Qt framework.

Affected packages
=================

Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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dev-qt/qtbase < 6.6.1-r2 >= 6.6.1-r2
dev-qt/qtnetwork < 5.15.12-r1 >= 5.15.12-r1

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in QtNetwork. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Qt 5 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-qt/qtnetwork-5.15.12-r1"

All Qt 6 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-qt/qtbase-6.6.1-r2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2023-32762
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32762
[ 2 ] CVE-2023-51714
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51714

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-21

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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