A flaw was found in libxml2 with Python bindings enabled. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted XML document containing a Document Type Definition (DTD) with enumerated attribute values. This triggers a double-free error in the SAX attributeDecl callback handler, where a string is freed twice. This flaw can lead to a denial of service (DoS) due to a reproducible crash in Python applications using the libxml2 SAX bindings.

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Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhui
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhui:5::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat rhui
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Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat cost Management On Premise
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:cost_management_on_premise:1::el10
Vendors & Products Redhat cost Management On Premise
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Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat cert Manager
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:cert_manager:1.20::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat cert Manager
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Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
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Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
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Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2
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Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Redhat hardened Images
Redhat openshift Container Platform
Vendors & Products Redhat hardened Images
Redhat openshift Container Platform

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description A flaw was found in libxml2 with Python bindings enabled. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted XML document containing a Document Type Definition (DTD) with enumerated attribute values. This triggers a double-free error in the SAX attributeDecl callback handler, where a string is freed twice. This flaw can lead to a denial of service (DoS) due to a reproducible crash in Python applications using the libxml2 SAX bindings.
Title Libxml2: double-free/uaf in libxml2 python bindings
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-763
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat openshift
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T19:02:51.435Z

Reserved: 2026-08-17T09:57:05.862Z

Link: CVE-2026-74860

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T12:08:39.849Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-08T12:16:58.083

Modified: 2026-10-14T19:17:20.150

Link: CVE-2026-74860

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T20:35:08Z

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