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Details of issue NIXPKGS-2026-0029

NIXPKGS-2026-0029
published on 18 Jan 2026
updated 4 days, 9 hours ago by @LeSuisse Activity log
  • Created automatic suggestion
  • @LeSuisse removed
    8 packages
    • tests.pkg-config.defaultPkgConfigPackages."libxml-2.0"
    • perl540Packages.AlienLibxml2
    • perl538Packages.AlienLibxml2
    • python313Packages.libxml2
    • python312Packages.libxml2
    • perlPackages.AlienLibxml2
    • sbclPackages.cl-libxml2
    • libxml2Python
  • @LeSuisse accepted as draft
  • @LeSuisse published on GitHub
Libxml2: libxml2: denial of service via uncontrolled recursion in xml catalog processing

A flaw was found in libxml2, an XML parsing library. This uncontrolled recursion vulnerability occurs in the xmlCatalogXMLResolveURI function when an XML catalog contains a delegate URI entry that references itself. A remote attacker could exploit this configuration-dependent issue by providing a specially crafted XML catalog, leading to infinite recursion and call stack exhaustion. This ultimately results in a segmentation fault, causing a Denial of Service (DoS) by crashing affected applications.

Affected products

rhcos
libxml2

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