Description
In KDE Skanpage before 25.08.0, an attempt at file overwrite can result in the contents of the new file at the beginning followed by the partial contents of the old file at the end, because of use of QIODevice::ReadWrite instead of QODevice::WriteOnly.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| KDE | Skanpage | < 25.08.0 | 25.08.0 |
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 | skanpage | 25.12.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | skanpage | 25.04.2-1+deb13u1 | — |
| Debian 12 | skanpage | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | skanpage | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | skanpage | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | skanpage | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | skanpage | No fix yet | — |