ALPINE-CVE-2019-20446 — Vulnetix

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ALPINE-CVE-2019-20446 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

In xml.rs in GNOME librsvg before 2.46.2, a crafted SVG file with nested patterns can cause denial of service when passed to the library for processing. The attacker constructs pattern elements so that the number of final rendered objects grows exponentially.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1

6.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alpine:v3.9	librsvg	2.40.9-r1, 2.40.9-r0, 2.40.6-r0
Alpine:v3.8	librsvg	2.37.0-r0, 0, 2.26.0-r0
Alpine:v3.10	librsvg	0, 2.40.9-r1, 2.40.9-r0

Timeline

Feb 2, 2020 CVE Published
Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch

References

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-20446 advisory

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