CVE-2026-0989 (GCVE-0-2026-0989)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-15 14:20 – Updated: 2026-01-15 16:39
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Title
Libxml2: unbounded relaxng include recursion leading to stack overflow
Summary
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.
Severity ?
3.7 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10     cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
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Red Hat would like to thank lanbigking for reporting this issue.
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