Red Hat Fixes Qt XML Denial of Service on RHEL 8.8
Tech GuruQuick Answer
Check Qt 5 on RHEL 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Telecommunications Update Service. Apply RHSA-2026:96089 from the matching entitled repository. Restart dependent applications and verify XML processing, input limits and normal service workflows.
Confirm Scope And Apply The Supported Remediation
What to do now: Record qt5-qtbase packages, QtXml or QDomDocument consumers, XML trust boundaries and the RHEL 8.8 SAP or telecom update channel. RHEL 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Telecommunications Update Service: installations of the Qt 5 packages requiring RHSA-2026:96089. Match the full installed RPM, architecture and repository to the vendor product tree; a universal upstream version range is not stated. Apply RHSA-2026:96089 through the entitled Red Hat repositories. The fixed source build is qt5-qtbase-0:5.15.3-2.el8_8.2. Install the matching binary packages for the supported stream and architecture. Restart dependent applications and verify XML processing, input limits and normal service workflows.
Last verified: 2026-11-09 UTC. Recheck the authoritative advisory and supported distribution channel before changing production.
Scope And Authority
| Product scope | RHEL 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Telecommunications Update Service; Qt 5 |
|---|---|
| Advisory | RHSA-2026:96089 |
| CVEs | CVE-2026-11573, CVE-2026-19248 |
| Authoritative release date | November 9, 2026 at 03:10:43 UTC, from Red Hat CSAF initial_release_date. |
| Authority revision date | Red Hat records the substantive last-updated version at 2026-11-09T03:10:43+00:00. The CSAF generation timestamp is 2026-11-09T03:11:14+00:00; generation alone is not a material advisory revision. |
| Affected versions | RHEL 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Telecommunications Update Service: installations of the Qt 5 packages requiring RHSA-2026:96089. Match the full installed RPM, architecture and repository to the vendor product tree; a universal upstream version range is not stated. |
| Fixed version | qt5-qtbase-0:5.15.3-2.el8_8.2 |
| CVSS base score | 7.5 (highest authority-stated CVSS 3.1 base score) |
| CVSS severity | High (CVSS); Important (Red Hat impact) |
| Exploitation status | Red Hat does not state exploitation in this advisory.; no exploitation claim is inferred. |
Authority CVSS by Vulnerability
| CVE-2026-11573 | CVSS 3.1: 7.5 (High) |
|---|---|
| CVE-2026-19248 | CVSS 3.1: 6.5 (Medium) |
What Changed
Red Hat released RHSA-2026:96089 for RHEL 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Telecommunications Update Service, addressing XML parsing and serialization denial-of-service flaws. The update provides the distribution packages listed below; keep the Red Hat release and support channel matched during remediation.
What To Validate Now
- Inventory. Record qt5-qtbase packages, QtXml or QDomDocument consumers, XML trust boundaries and the RHEL 8.8 SAP or telecom update channel.
- Establish applicability. RHEL 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Telecommunications Update Service: installations of the Qt 5 packages requiring RHSA-2026:96089. Match the full installed RPM, architecture and repository to the vendor product tree; a universal upstream version range is not stated.
- Remediate. Apply RHSA-2026:96089 through the entitled Red Hat repositories. The fixed source build is qt5-qtbase-0:5.15.3-2.el8_8.2. Install the matching binary packages for the supported stream and architecture.
- Validate. Restart dependent applications and verify XML processing, input limits and normal service workflows.
- Retain evidence. Preserve asset and owner identifiers, the applicability decision, before-and-after versions, change approval, installation output, validation results, and any exception or rollback record.
Operational Cautions
Limit untrusted XML while arranging the supported package update. Preserve the correct SAP or telecom entitlement; builds for another RHEL stream are not interchangeable.
Evidence To Retain
- Exact product, release stream, package or application version, enabled feature, environment, and accountable owner.
- UTC timestamps, authority revision, approved change record, installer or package-manager output, and resulting version.
- Relevant logs and monitoring evidence, test results, exceptions, compensating controls, and rollback decisions.
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Authoritative References
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