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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200503-01
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                                            https://security.gentoo.org/
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Qt: Untrusted library search path
      Date: March 01, 2005
      Bugs: #75181
        ID: 200503-01

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Synopsis
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Qt may load shared libraries from an untrusted, world-writable
directory, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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Qt is a cross-platform GUI toolkit used by KDE.

Affected packages
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     Package      /  Vulnerable  /                          Unaffected
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  1  x11-libs/qt     < 3.3.4-r2                            >= 3.3.4-r2

Description
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Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team has discovered
that Qt searches for shared libraries in an untrusted, world-writable
directory.

Impact
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A local attacker could create a malicious shared object that would be
loaded by Qt, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the Qt application.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Qt users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/qt-3.3.4-r2"

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

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200503-01

Concerns?
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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 2005 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/2.0/
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