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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD5.5 Medium

CVE-2026-76781

Libxml2: libxml2: null pointer dereference parsing nextcatalog without catalog attribute

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).

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images

Default version status: affected

  • 2.15.3-0.1.3.hum1 to < *unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Default version status: unknown

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Default version status: unknown

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images

Default version status: unaffected

Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Default version status: affected

Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5

Default version status: affected

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