Uncontrolled recursion in Qt SVG module
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-674Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-674.
Summary
When the module renders a Svg file that contains a <pattern> element, it might end up rendering it recursively leading to stack overflow DoS
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00218 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 5 fixed, 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2026:58460 Released 2026-08-21 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images qt6-qtsvg-6.11.2-1.hum1@aarch64, qt6-qtsvg-6.11.2-1.hum1@src, qt6-qtsvg-6.11.2-1.hum1@x86_64 +4
- RHSA-2025:22394 Released 2025-12-01 · Red Hat rating Moderateqt6-qtsvg security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) qt6-qtsvg-6.9.1-2.el10_1.2, qt6-qtsvg-devel-6.9.1-2.el10_1.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) qt6-qtsvg-examples-6.9.1-2.el10_1.2
- RHSA-2025:22393 Released 2025-12-01 · Red Hat rating Moderateqt6-qtsvg security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) qt6-qtsvg-6.8.1-1.el10_0.2, qt6-qtsvg-devel-6.8.1-1.el10_0.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0) qt6-qtsvg-examples-6.8.1-1.el10_0.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:22394 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:22393 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:22394 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:22393 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:58460 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-10728
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x6f6-j278-6544
- 2026-10-20 Fix available: RHSA-2026:58460 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-20 Fix available: Red Hat Hardened Images · Red Hat
References
More qt vulnerabilities
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- TI-2022-21359 Heap-based buffer overflow in Qt CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-19524 Integer overflow in Qt CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-18997 In Qt before 5.15.15, 6.x before 6.2.9, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.2, there can… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-09305 Integer Overflow vulnerability in qsvghandler.cpp in Qt qtsvg versions 5.15.1, 6.0.0… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2023-28356 An issue was discovered in the HTTP2 implementation in Qt before 5.15.17, 6.x before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-10728 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-10728 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x6f6-j278-6544 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-10728 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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