{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24742","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execute arbitrary code via crafted files.","modified":"2026-01-30T01:21:15.156426Z","published":"2021-08-09T22:15:00Z","withdrawn":"2025-07-18T16:46:02Z","related":["USN-4275-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2020-24742"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-24742"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/280730"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4275-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24742"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"qtbase-opensource-src","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/qtbase-opensource-src@5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"}]}],"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"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"libqt5concurrent5","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5","binary_name":"libqt5concurrent5-dbgsym"},{"binary_name":"libqt5core5a","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5core5a-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5dbus5","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5dbus5-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5gui5","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5gui5-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5","binary_name":"libqt5network5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5network5-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5opengl5","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5opengl5-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5","binary_name":"libqt5opengl5-dev"},{"binary_name":"libqt5printsupport5","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5printsupport5-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-ibase","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-ibase-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-mysql","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-mysql-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-odbc","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-odbc-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-psql","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-psql-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-sqlite","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5","binary_name":"libqt5sql5-sqlite-dbgsym"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-tds","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5","binary_name":"libqt5sql5-tds-dbgsym"},{"binary_name":"libqt5test5","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5","binary_name":"libqt5test5-dbgsym"},{"binary_name":"libqt5widgets5","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5widgets5-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5xml5","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"libqt5xml5-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"qt5-default","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"qt5-gtk-platformtheme","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"qt5-gtk-platformtheme-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"qt5-qmake","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"qt5-qmake-bin","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"qt5-qmake-bin-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"qtbase5-dev","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"qtbase5-dev-tools","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"qtbase5-dev-tools-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"qtbase5-doc","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"qtbase5-doc-html","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"qtbase5-examples","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"qtbase5-examples-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"},{"binary_name":"qtbase5-private-dev","binary_version":"5.9.5+dfsg-0ubuntu2.5"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24742.json"}},{"package":{"name":"qtbase-opensource-src","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/qtbase-opensource-src@5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"}]}],"versions":["5.12.4+dfsg-4ubuntu1","5.12.5+dfsg-2","5.12.5+dfsg-8","5.12.5+dfsg-8build1","5.12.5+dfsg-9build1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"libqt5concurrent5","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1","binary_name":"libqt5concurrent5-dbgsym"},{"binary_name":"libqt5core5a","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5core5a-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5dbus5","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5dbus5-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5gui5","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5gui5-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5network5","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5network5-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5opengl5","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5opengl5-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5opengl5-dev","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5printsupport5","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5printsupport5-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-ibase","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-ibase-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-mysql","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-mysql-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-odbc","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-odbc-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1","binary_name":"libqt5sql5-psql"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-psql-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-sqlite","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-sqlite-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-tds","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5sql5-tds-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5test5","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5test5-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5widgets5","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5widgets5-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5xml5","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5xml5-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"qt5-default","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"qt5-flatpak-platformtheme","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"qt5-gtk-platformtheme","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"qt5-gtk-platformtheme-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"qt5-qmake","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"qt5-qmake-bin","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"qt5-qmake-bin-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"qt5-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"qt5-xdgdesktopportal-platformtheme-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"qtbase5-dev","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"qtbase5-dev-tools","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"qtbase5-dev-tools-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"qtbase5-doc","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"qtbase5-doc-dev","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"qtbase5-doc-html","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"qtbase5-examples","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"qtbase5-examples-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1","binary_name":"qtbase5-private-dev"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24742.json"}},{"package":{"name":"qtbase-opensource-src-gles","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/qtbase-opensource-src-gles@5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"}]}],"versions":["5.12.4+dfsg-1build1","5.12.5+dfsg-1","5.12.5+dfsg-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"libqt5gui5-gles","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"libqt5gui5-gles-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"qtbase5-gles-dev","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"},{"binary_name":"qtbase5-private-gles-dev","binary_version":"5.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24742.json"}},{"package":{"name":"qtbase-opensource-src-gles","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/qtbase-opensource-src-gles@5.15.2+dfsg-4?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.15.2+dfsg-4"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"libqt5gui5-gles","binary_version":"5.15.2+dfsg-4"},{"binary_name":"libqt5gui5-gles-dbgsym","binary_version":"5.15.2+dfsg-4"},{"binary_name":"qtbase5-gles-dev","binary_version":"5.15.2+dfsg-4"},{"binary_name":"qtbase5-private-gles-dev","binary_version":"5.15.2+dfsg-4"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24742.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}