Qt WebEngine: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 202101-30

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Qt WebEngine, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Affected packages

dev-qt/qtwebengine on all architectures
Affected versions < 5.15.2
Unaffected versions >= 5.15.2

Background

Library for rendering dynamic web content in Qt5 C++ and QML applications.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Qt WebEngine. 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 WebEngine users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-qt/qtwebengine-5.15.2"
 

References

Release date
January 26, 2021

Latest revision
January 26, 2021: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

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