CVE-2026-74860 PUBLISHED

Libxml2: double-free/uaf in libxml2 python bindings

Assigner: redhat
Reserved: 17.08.2026 Published: 08.09.2026 Updated: 08.09.2026

A flaw was found in libxml2 with Python bindings enabled. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted XML document containing a Document Type Definition (DTD) with enumerated attribute values. This triggers a double-free error in the SAX attributeDecl callback handler, where a string is freed twice. This flaw can lead to a denial of service (DoS) due to a reproducible crash in Python applications using the libxml2 SAX bindings.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.5

Product Status

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Hardened Images
Versions Default: unknown
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Hardened Images
Versions Default: unknown
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Versions Default: unaffected

References

Problem Types

  • Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference CWE