Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion') Affecting qt6-srpm-macros package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS10-QT6SRPMMACROS-20073043
  • published24 Sept 2026
  • disclosed23 Sept 2026

Introduced: 23 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-78253  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-776  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:10 qt6-srpm-macros.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qt6-srpm-macros package and not the qt6-srpm-macros package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Uncontrolled recursion in QXmlStreamReader::readElementText() in Qt Group Qt allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash via stack exhaustion) via a crafted XML document.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1