CVE-2026-101201
qt5-qtbase: qt6-qt5compat: qt: Denial of Service via out-of-bounds read in QBinaryJson
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 20, 2026
Updated · October 24, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Qt. An out-of-bounds read vulnerability can occur when parsing a binary file with a malformed header in the QBinaryJson::fromBinaryData() function. An attacker could exploit this flaw by convincing a user or application to process a specially crafted binary file, causing the application to crash and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read