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3.7 Low

CVE-2026-0989 Libxml2: unbounded relaxng include recursion leading to stack overflow

Description

A flaw was identified in the RelaxNG parser of libxml2 related to how external schema inclusions are handled. The parser does not enforce a limit on inclusion depth when resolving nested <include> directives. Specially crafted or overly complex schemas can cause excessive recursion during parsing. This may lead to stack exhaustion and application crashes, creating a denial-of-service risk.

CVSS 3.1 detail

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

Exploitable remotely over the network, without an account and without any user action; the impact on data or service is limited.

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Versions not published
Red Hat JBoss Core Services Versions not published
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Versions not published
Red Hat Hardened Images 2.15 earliest → < 2.15.2-0.3.hum1 2.15.2-0.3.hum1
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) Versions not published
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