CVE-2026-1757
A flaw was identified in the interactive shell of the xmllint utility, part of the libxml2 project, where memory allocated for user input is not properly released under certain conditions. When a user submits input consisting only of whitespace, the program skips command execution but fails to free the allocated buffer. Repeating this action causes memory to continuously accumulate. Over time, this can exhaust system memory and terminate the xmllint process, creating a denial-of-service condition on the local system.
Published:Feb 2, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 22, 2026
EPS:Feb 2, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00007
CVSS Score:6.2
Affected Products
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Action
Vendor
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Hummingbird
Redhat
Hummingbird
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Jboss Core Services
Redhat
Jboss Core Services
Vendor
Redhat
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Openshift
Redhat
Openshift
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