Vulnerability · Published Jul 13, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-38197
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity infinite loop in the qt5 package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 70% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 29.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in Qt before 5.15.15, 6.x before 6.2.10, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.3. There are infinite loops in recursive entity expansion.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | qt5 | 5.15.9-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:6369 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | qt5-devel | 5.15.9-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:6369 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | qt5-qtbase | 5.15.3-5.el8 | ALSA-2023:6967 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | qt5-qtbase | 5.15.9-7.el9 | ALSA-2023:6369 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | qt5-qtbase-common | 5.15.3-5.el8 | ALSA-2023:6967 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | qt5-qtbase-common | 5.15.9-7.el9 | ALSA-2023:6369 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | qt5-qtbase-devel | 5.15.3-5.el8 | ALSA-2023:6967 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | qt5-qtbase-devel | 5.15.9-7.el9 | ALSA-2023:6369 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | qt5-qtbase-examples | 5.15.3-5.el8 | ALSA-2023:6967 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | qt5-qtbase-examples | 5.15.9-7.el9 | ALSA-2023:6369 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | qt5-qtbase-gui | 5.15.3-5.el8 | ALSA-2023:6967 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | qt5-qtbase-gui | 5.15.9-7.el9 | ALSA-2023:6369 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | qt5-qtbase-mysql | 5.15.3-5.el8 | ALSA-2023:6967 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | qt5-qtbase-mysql | 5.15.9-7.el9 | ALSA-2023:6369 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | qt5-qtbase-odbc | 5.15.3-5.el8 | ALSA-2023:6967 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | qt5-qtbase-odbc | 5.15.9-7.el9 | ALSA-2023:6369 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | qt5-qtbase-postgresql | 5.15.3-5.el8 | ALSA-2023:6967 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | qt5-qtbase-postgresql | 5.15.9-7.el9 | ALSA-2023:6369 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | qt5-qtbase-private-devel | 5.15.3-5.el8 | ALSA-2023:6967 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | qt5-qtbase-private-devel | 5.15.9-7.el9 | ALSA-2023:6369 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | qt5-qtbase-static | 5.15.3-5.el8 | ALSA-2023:6967 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | qt5-qtbase-static | 5.15.9-7.el9 | ALSA-2023:6369 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | qt5-rpm-macros | 5.15.9-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:6369 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | qt5-srpm-macros | 5.15.9-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:6369 |
| Debian:12 | qt6-base | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38197 |
| Debian:13 | qt6-base | 6.6.2+dfsg-8 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38197 |
| Debian:14 | qt6-base | 6.6.2+dfsg-8 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38197 |
| Debian:12 | qtbase-opensource-src | 5.15.8+dfsg-11+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38197 |
| Debian:13 | qtbase-opensource-src | 5.15.10+dfsg-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38197 |
| Debian:14 | qtbase-opensource-src | 5.15.10+dfsg-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38197 |
| Debian:12 | qtbase-opensource-src-gles | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38197 |
| Debian:13 | qtbase-opensource-src-gles | 5.15.10+dfsg-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38197 |
| Debian:14 | qtbase-opensource-src-gles | 5.15.10+dfsg-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38197 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | adwaita-qt | 0:1.4.2-1.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | python-pyqt5-sip | 0:12.11.1-1.el9.0.1 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | python-qt5 | 0:5.15.9-1.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qgnomeplatform | 0:0.9.0-1.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5 | 0:5.15.9-1.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-doc | 0:5.15.9-1.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-qtconnectivity | 0:5.15.9-2.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-qtdeclarative | 0:5.15.9-3.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-qtdoc | 0:5.15.9-1.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-qtgraphicaleffects | 0:5.15.9-1.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-qtimageformats | 0:5.15.9-1.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-qtlocation | 0:5.15.9-1.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-qtmultimedia | 0:5.15.9-1.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-qtquickcontrols | 0:5.15.9-1.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-qtquickcontrols2 | 0:5.15.9-1.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-qtscript | 0:5.15.9-1.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-qtsensors | 0:5.15.9-1.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-qtserialbus | 0:5.15.9-1.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-qtserialport | 0:5.15.9-1.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-qtsvg | 0:5.15.9-2.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-qttranslations | 0:5.15.9-1.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-qtwayland | 0:5.15.9-1.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-qtwebchannel | 0:5.15.9-1.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-qtwebsockets | 0:5.15.9-2.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-qtx11extras | 0:5.15.9-1.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | qt5-qtxmlpatterns | 0:5.15.9-2.el9 | RLSA-2023:6369 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | qt6-base | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38197 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | qt6-base | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38197 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | qt6-base | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38197 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | qt6-base | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38197 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | qt6-base | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38197 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-835 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/488960
- FEDORA-2023-364ae10761 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-5ead27b6d2 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-ff372f9829 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230822 [SECURITY] [DLA 3539-1] qt4-x11 security update mailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20240430 [SECURITY] [DLA 3805-1] qtbase-opensource-src security update mailing-list