CVE 6.5 MEDIUM

Libxml2: libxml2: denial of service via crafted xsd-validated document_CVE-2026-6732

6.5 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A flaw was found in libxml2. This vulnerability occurs when the library processes a specially crafted XML Schema Definition (XSD) validated document that includes an internal entity reference. An attacker could exploit this by providing a malicious document, leading to a type confusion error that causes the application to crash. This results in a denial of service (DoS), making the affected system or application unavailable.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-6732
Source redhat
Published Apr 23, 2026 at 22:19

Affected Product

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

CWE Classification

References

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