UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24742

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24742

    Published: 9 Aug 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-24742
    Aliases:
    USN-4275-1

    Summary:

    Details: An issue has been fixed in Qt versions 5.14.0 where QPluginLoader attempts to load plugins relative to the working directory, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted files.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-24742, https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/280730, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4275-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24742

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: qtbase-opensource-src

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5

    Affected versions

    5.9.1+dfsg-10ubuntu1
    5.9.1+dfsg-10ubuntu2
    5.9.2+dfsg-4ubuntu6
    5.9.3+dfsg-0ubuntu1
    5.9.3+dfsg-0ubuntu3
    5.9.3+dfsg-0ubuntu4
    5.9.4+dfsg-0ubuntu3
    5.9.4+dfsg-0ubuntu4
    5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu1
    5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2
    5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1
    5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.3
    5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.4

    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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