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USN-8076-1: Qt vulnerabilities

Details It was discovered that Qt did not correctly handle OpenSSL's error queue. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-13962) It was discovered that Qt incorrectly handled certain XBM image files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PPM file, a remote attacker could cause Qt to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-17507) It was discovered that Qt did not correctly handle executing specific binaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into executing a binary at a specific file path, an attacker could cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue…

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Mar 5, 2026
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