Issued:
2004-08-20
Updated:
2004-08-20

RHSA-2004:414 - qt security update

Synopsis

qt security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Important

Topic

Updated qt packages that fix security issues in several of the image decoders are now available.

Description

Qt is a software toolkit that simplifies the task of writing and maintaining GUI (Graphical User Interface) applications for the X Window System.

During a security audit, Chris Evans discovered a heap overflow in the BMP image decoder in Qt versions prior to 3.3.3. An attacker could create a carefully crafted BMP file in such a way that it would cause an application linked with Qt to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code when the file was opened by a victim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0691 to this issue.

Additionally, various flaws were discovered in the GIF, XPM, and JPEG decoders in Qt versions prior to 3.3.3. An attacker could create carefully crafted image files in such a way that it could cause an application linked against Qt to crash when the file was opened by a victim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CAN-2004-0692 and CAN-2004-0693 to these issues.

Users of Qt should update to these updated packages which contain backported patches and are not vulnerable to these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system:

This content is not included.http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian3ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems3s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems3s390
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation3ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation3i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation2ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation2i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server3ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server3i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server2ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server2i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop3i386

Updated Packages

  • qt-MySQL-3.1.2-13.4.ppc.rpm
  • qt-config-3.1.2-13.4.s390x.rpm
  • qt-devel-3.1.2-13.4.ppc.rpm
  • qt-3.1.2-13.4.x86_64.rpm
  • qt-MySQL-3.1.2-13.4.s390x.rpm
  • qt-designer-3.1.2-13.4.ppc.rpm
  • qt-Xt-2.3.1-10.ia64.rpm
  • qt-config-3.1.2-13.4.ia64.rpm
  • qt-config-3.1.2-13.4.i386.rpm
  • qt-devel-3.1.2-13.4.s390x.rpm
  • qt-devel-3.1.2-13.4.s390.rpm
  • qt-designer-2.3.1-10.i386.rpm
  • qt-designer-3.1.2-13.4.i386.rpm
  • qt-MySQL-3.1.2-13.4.s390.rpm
  • qt-designer-3.1.2-13.4.ia64.rpm
  • qt-3.1.2-13.4.ia64.rpm
  • qt-Xt-2.3.1-10.i386.rpm
  • qt-devel-3.1.2-13.4.x86_64.rpm
  • qt-devel-2.3.1-10.i386.rpm
  • qt-devel-2.3.1-10.ia64.rpm
  • qt-2.3.1-10.i386.rpm
  • qt-designer-2.3.1-10.ia64.rpm
  • qt-config-3.1.2-13.4.x86_64.rpm
  • qt-2.3.1-10.ia64.rpm
  • qt-static-2.3.1-10.i386.rpm
  • qt-designer-3.1.2-13.4.s390.rpm
  • qt-designer-3.1.2-13.4.s390x.rpm
  • qt-devel-3.1.2-13.4.i386.rpm
  • qt-designer-3.1.2-13.4.x86_64.rpm
  • qt-MySQL-3.1.2-13.4.x86_64.rpm
  • qt-3.1.2-13.4.s390.rpm
  • qt-3.1.2-13.4.i386.rpm
  • qt-config-3.1.2-13.4.s390.rpm
  • qt-devel-3.1.2-13.4.ia64.rpm
  • qt-static-2.3.1-10.ia64.rpm
  • qt-3.1.2-13.4.ppc.rpm
  • qt-3.1.2-13.4.s390x.rpm
  • qt-config-3.1.2-13.4.ppc.rpm
  • qt-MySQL-3.1.2-13.4.i386.rpm
  • qt-MySQL-3.1.2-13.4.ia64.rpm

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