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libxml2: Fix of CVE-2026-11979
Type: advisorySources: OSV
- CVE-2026-11979: add bounds checks in xmlcatalog usershell() to prevent stack-based buffer overflow on long --shell input
- Products
- libxml2, libxml2-devel, libxml2-static, python3-libxml2
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.9.13-3.el9_2.1.tuxcare.els14
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-11979
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 10:41 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
- CVE-2026-11979: add bounds checks in xmlcatalog usershell() to prevent stack-based buffer overflow on long --shell input
osv:CLSA-2026-1782998484
libxml2
Fixed versions: 2.9.13-3.el9_2.1.tuxcare.els14
libxml2-devel
Fixed versions: 2.9.13-3.el9_2.1.tuxcare.els14
libxml2-static
Fixed versions: 2.9.13-3.el9_2.1.tuxcare.els14
python3-libxml2
Fixed versions: 2.9.13-3.el9_2.1.tuxcare.els14
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-26T09:30:24.992892515Z",
"provider": "osv",
"upstream": [
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"references": [
"https://errata.tuxcare.com/els_os/almalinux9.2esu/CLSA-2026-1782998484.html",
"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11979"
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"source_id": "core-osv",
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"published_at": "2026-07-02T13:21:40+00:00"
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