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 30 Oct 2026, 02:33 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 |
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- 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 an official security update for librsvg2 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support. Users should apply the updated packages (version 2.50.7-3.el9_6.1) as provided in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:92212 to remediate this vulnerability. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official patch.
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the librsvg2 package when XML includes contain duplicated entities. This flaw is identified as CVE-2026-96889 and affects the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) library based on libart. Red Hat has issued a security update to address this issue in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support. The vulnerability has been rated with an important security impact by Red Hat Product Security.