High

Libxml2: double-free/uaf in libxml2 python bindings

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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.

Announced 8 Sept 2026Group revision 1

Original source ↗

CVE-2026-74860

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20

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Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20

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Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20

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Red Hat Cost Management On-Premise 1

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Red Hat Hardened Images

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Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5

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Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5

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Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5

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Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5

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Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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Red Hat Hardened Images

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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Related CVEs: CVE-2026-74860
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Publisher severity

high

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event: #23033 · Revision 1
Added to Heist Feed: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:12:18 GMT
Publisher date: Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:27:45 GMT

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25 Oct 2026CVE-2026-74860 · Revision 1Source updated