Red Hat Security Advisory: librsvg2 security update
Affects Red Hat librsvg2Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High : upgrade Red Hat librsvg to 2.63.1 soon.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 10:37 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 |
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- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 44% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.63.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 23 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade librsvg/librsvg to 2.63.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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crates.iolibrsvg/librsvgpkg:cargo/librsvg/librsvgOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated librsvg2 packages that fix this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Life Cycle and Advanced Update Support should apply the provided security updates (e.g., librsvg2-2.42.7-4.el8_6.1) as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:92336 and the update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these official patches fully mitigates the issue.
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the librsvg2 library when XML includes contain duplicated entities. This flaw could potentially lead to memory corruption or application crashes. Red Hat has issued a security update addressing this issue in their librsvg2 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6. The vulnerability is rated as having an important security impact by Red Hat Product Security.