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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-28025

🗓️ 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Linux/Unix host has vulnerable packages without vendor patches, specifically CVE-2021-28025.

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8 Sep 202300:00
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RHEL 7 : qt-qtsvg (Unpatched Vulnerability)
11 May 202400:00
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Tenable Nessus
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : QtSvg vulnerabilities (USN-8337-1)
1 Jun 202600:00
nessus
Amazon
Medium: qt5-qtsvg
5 Sep 202300:00
amazon
AstraLinux
Astra Linux - уязвимость в qt4-x11
20 May 202605:53
astralinux
Circl
CVE-2021-28025
11 Aug 202318:22
circl
CNNVD
Qt Input Validation Error Vulnerability
11 Aug 202300:00
cnnvd
CVE
CVE-2021-28025
11 Aug 202300:00
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Cvelist
CVE-2021-28025
11 Aug 202300:00
cvelist
Debian CVE
CVE-2021-28025
11 Aug 202300:00
debiancve
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patch available.

  - Integer Overflow vulnerability in qsvghandler.cpp in Qt qtsvg versions 5.15.1, 6.0.0, 6.0.2, and 6.2,
    allows local attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS). (CVE-2021-28025)

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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-11": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "11",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libqt5svg5"},
          {"reference": "libqt5svg5-dev"},
          {"reference": "qtsvg5-doc"},
          {"reference": "qtsvg5-doc-html"},
          {"reference": "qtsvg5-examples"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-14.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libqt4-assistant"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-core"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-dbus"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-declarative"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-declarative-folderlistmodel"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-declarative-gestures"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-declarative-particles"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-declarative-shaders"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-designer"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-designer-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-dev"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-dev-bin"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-gui"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-help"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-network"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-opengl"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-opengl-dev"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-private-dev"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-qt3support"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-qt3support-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-script"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-script-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-scripttools"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-sql"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-sql-mysql"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-sql-odbc"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-sql-psql"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-sql-sqlite"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-sql-tds"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-svg"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-test"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-webkit"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-webkit-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-xml"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-xmlpatterns"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-xmlpatterns-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libqtcore4"},
          {"reference": "libqtdbus4"},
          {"reference": "libqtgui4"},
          {"reference": "qdbus"},
          {"reference": "qt4-bin-dbg"},
          {"reference": "qt4-default"},
          {"reference": "qt4-demos"},
          {"reference": "qt4-demos-dbg"},
          {"reference": "qt4-designer"},
          {"reference": "qt4-dev-tools"},
          {"reference": "qt4-doc"},
          {"reference": "qt4-doc-html"},
          {"reference": "qt4-linguist-tools"},
          {"reference": "qt4-qmake"},
          {"reference": "qt4-qmlviewer"},
          {"reference": "qt4-qtconfig"},
          {"reference": "qtcore4-l10n"}
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  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
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        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libqt4-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-dbus"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-declarative"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-declarative-folderlistmodel"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-declarative-gestures"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-declarative-particles"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-declarative-shaders"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-designer"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-designer-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-dev"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-dev-bin"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-help"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-network"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-opengl"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-opengl-dev"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-qt3support"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-qt3support-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-script"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-script-dbg"},
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          {"reference": "libqt4-sql"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-sql-mysql"},
          {"reference": "libqt4-sql-odbc"},
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          {"reference": "libqt4-sql-sqlite"},
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          {"reference": "qt4-qmlviewer"},
          {"reference": "qt4-qtconfig"},
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  "Ubuntu Linux-18.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "qt4-x11"}
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  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "22.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "qt6-svg"}
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  "Ubuntu Linux-24.04": {
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    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "24.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "qt6-svg"}
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  "Ubuntu Linux-25.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "25.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "qt6-svg"}
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  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-25.10": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "25.10",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "qt6-svg"}
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      }
    ]
  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-26.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "26.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "qt6-svg"}
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  },
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "qt5-qtsvg"},
          {"reference": "qt5-qtsvg-devel"},
          {"reference": "qt5-qtsvg-examples"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "qt5-qtsvg"},
          {"reference": "qt5-qtsvg-devel"},
          {"reference": "qt5-qtsvg-examples"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "9",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "qt5-qtsvg"},
          {"reference": "qt5-qtsvg-devel"},
          {"reference": "qt5-qtsvg-examples"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_NOTE,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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29 May 2026 00:00Current
6.3Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.3
CVSS 3.15.5
EPSS0.0003
SSVC
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