Summary
Qt is a software toolkit for developing applications. The qt5-base packages contain base tools for string, xml, and network handling in Qt.
Security Fix(es):
* qt: qt: Denial of Service via crafted XML parsing in QXmlStreamReader (CVE-2026-16762)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | qt5-qtbase-common | 5.15.3-11.el8_10 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 8.7
Denial-of-service vulnerability in the Qt Core QXmlStream parser (QXmlStreamReader) impacts Qt
An attacker able to supply a crafted XML document to an application using QXmlStreamReader can cause disproportionate CPU consumption during parsing, making the application unresponsive (denial of service). Exploitation requires only that the application pars…