CVE-2026-0990
Libxml2: libxml2: denial of service via uncontrolled recursion in xml catalog processing
MEDIUM 5.9
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.95 % · percentile 61 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
A flaw was found in libxml2, an XML parsing library. This uncontrolled recursion vulnerability occurs in the xmlCatalogXMLResolveURI function when an XML catalog contains a delegate URI entry that references itself. A remote attacker could exploit this configuration-dependent issue by providing a specially crafted XML catalog, leading to infinite recursion and call stack exhaustion. This ultimately results in a segmentation fault, causing a Denial of Service (DoS) by crashing affected applications.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-674 — Uncontrolled Recursion
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-2797
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-0990
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1390 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Tenable Network Monitor · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0266 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans VMware Tanzu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0218 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0209 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0199 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hardened_images:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_core_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.1.0 < 4.1.1.30cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:4.1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 7.2.5 < 7.2.5.12cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 7.3.2 < 7.3.3.3cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 2.15.2
Affected products
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |