RHSA-2026:92352 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: libxml2 security update
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
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Published · October 29, 2026
Updated · November 4, 2026
Topic
An update for libxml2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.
Security Fix(es):
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libxml2: mingw-libxml2: libxml2: Denial of Service via crafted XML input due to use-after-free (CVE-2026-6653)
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libxml2: libxml2: Arbitrary code execution in xmlcatalog utility via buffer overflow (CVE-2026-11979)
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libxml2: libxml2: Arbitrary code execution via heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2026-86138)
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libxml2: libxml2: Data integrity issues due to integer overflow in write callbacks (CVE-2026-86143)
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libxml2: libxml2: Arbitrary code execution via stack-based buffer overflow in xmlSnprintfElements (CVE-2026-86140)
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libxml2: libxml2: Heap-based buffer overflow in xmlXPtrEval due to xpointer length saturation (CVE-2026-86142)
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libxml2: libxml2: Information disclosure, SSRF, or denial of service due to improper parseFlags propagation. (CVE-2026-86144)
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libxml2: double-free/UAF in libxml2 Python bindings (CVE-2026-74860)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.