GHSA-2j5r-8qjf-mq34MediumCVSS 5.5
A flaw was found in libxml2. A local user or an attacker providing a specially crafted XML...
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📋 Description
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).
🔗 References (7)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76781
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-76781
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2519776
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/c6324894
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/merge_requests/442
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57604
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2j5r-8qjf-mq34