Description
Uncontrolled search path in the QT Library before 5.14.0, 5.12.7 and 5.9.10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable elevation of privilege via local access.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | QT Library | Fixed in qt 5.14.0, qt 5.12.7, qt 5.9.10 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | qtbase-opensource-src | 5.12.5+dfsg-8 | — |
| Debian 13 | qtbase-opensource-src | 5.12.5+dfsg-8 | — |
| Debian 12 | qtbase-opensource-src | 5.12.5+dfsg-8 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8 | qt5-qtbase +9 | 5.12.5-6.el8 | RHSA-2020:4690 |
| RHEL 8 | qt5-qttools +15 | 5.12.5-2.el8 | RHSA-2020:4690 |
| RHEL 7 | qt5-qtbase +10 | 5.9.7-4.el7 | RHSA-2020:4025 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 8 | qt5-qtbase-static | 5.12.5-6.el8 | ALSA-2020:4690 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | qt5-qttools-static | 5.12.5-2.el8 | ALSA-2020:4690 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 8 | qt5-qtwebsockets | 5.12.5-2.el8 | RLSA-2020:4690 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | libqt5-qtbase | 5.15.2+kde222-1.3 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10975-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | qt5-qtbase +10 | 5.9.2-3.amzn2.0.3 | ALAS2-2020-1543 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | qt5-qtsvg | 5.12.11-3 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 8 | qt5-qtbase +9 | 5.12.5-6.el8 | ELSA-2020-4690 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | qt5-qttools +15 | 5.12.5-2.el8 | ELSA-2020-4690 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | qt5-qtbase +10 | 5.9.7-4.el7 | ELSA-2020-4025 |
Advisories 8
- ALSA-2020:4690 Moderate: qt5-qtbase and qt5-qtwebsockets security and bug fix update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- RHSA-2020:4690 Red Hat Security Advisory: qt5-qtbase and qt5-qtwebsockets security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 9, 2026
- RHSA-2020:4025 Red Hat Security Advisory: qt5-qtbase security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 9, 2026
- RLSA-2020:4690 Moderate: qt5-qtbase and qt5-qtwebsockets security and bug fix update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Feb 5, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10975-1 libQt5Bootstrap-devel-static-32bit-5.15.2+kde222-1.3 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- ALAS2-2020-1543 Moderate: qt5-qtbase security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Aug 3, 2023
- ELSA-2020-4690 Moderate: qt5-qtbase and qt5-qtwebsockets security and bug fix update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Nov 10, 2020
- ELSA-2020-4025 Moderate: qt5-qtbase security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Oct 6, 2020