MGASA-2019-0379

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    MGASA-2019-0379

    Published: 13 Dec 2019Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-13640

    Summary: Updated qbittorrent packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: In qBittorrent before 4.1.7, the function Application::runExternalProgram() located in app/application.cpp allows command injection via shell metacharacters in the torrent name parameter or current tracker parameter, as demonstrated by remote command execution via a crafted name within an RSS feed (CVE-2019-13640). The qbittorrent package has been updated to version 4.1.9.1, fixing this issue and several others.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0379.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25507, https://www.qbittorrent.org/news.php, https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2019-08/msg00195.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: qbittorrent

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/qbittorrent?arch=source&distro=mageia-7

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.1.9.1-1.mga7

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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