A flaw was found in libxml2. A local user or an attacker providing a specially crafted XML catalog can trigger a NULL pointer dereference during XML catalog parsing. This occurs when a `nextCatalog` element lacks its mandatory `catalog` attribute, leading to the application crashing and causing a Denial of Service (DoS).
Fix
Vendor advisories in the News 1
- USN-8910-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices · 2026-10-08
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 5.5 · red hatNVD modified 2026-10-30 06:04
Affected (CPE criteria) 0
NVD has not attached CPE configurations yet.
References 5
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57604 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-76781 vdb-entry, x_refsource_redhat
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2519776 issue-tracking, x_refsource_redhat
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/c6324894
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/merge_requests/442