CVE-2026-6732
Published: April 24, 2026Last modified: November 10, 2026
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | libxml2 | Not affected (2.10.3-r2) |
| openjdk-nik-23-17 | Fixed (23.0.14-r0) | ||
| openjdk-nik-23-21 | Fixed (23.1.13-r0) | ||
| openjdk-nik-25-25 | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3-r0) | ||
| openjdk11 | Fixed (11.0.33.0.3_p7-r0) | ||
| openjdk11-container-jre | Fixed (11.0.33.0.3_p7-r0) | ||
| openjdk11-lite | Fixed (11.0.33.0.3_p7-r0) | ||
| openjdk11-perf | Fixed (11.0.33.0.3_p8-r0) | ||
| openjdk17 | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk17-container-jre | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk17-crac | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p6-r0) | ||
| openjdk17-lite | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk21 | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk21-container-jre | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk21-crac | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p6-r0) | ||
| openjdk21-lite | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk25 | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk25-container-jre | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk25-lite | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk8 | Fixed (8.513_p9-r0) | ||
| openjdk8-perf | Fixed (8.513_p10-r0) | ||
| 25 LTS | libxml2 | Fixed (2.13.9-r4) | |
| openjdk-nik-23-17 | Fixed (23.0.14-r0) | ||
| openjdk-nik-23-21 | Fixed (23.1.13-r0) | ||
| openjdk-nik-25-25 | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3-r0) | ||
| openjdk11 | Fixed (11.0.33.0.3_p7-r0) | ||
| openjdk11-container-jre | Fixed (11.0.33.0.3_p7-r0) | ||
| openjdk11-lite | Fixed (11.0.33.0.3_p7-r0) | ||
| openjdk11-perf | Fixed (11.0.33.0.3_p8-r0) | ||
| openjdk17 | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk17-container-jre | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk17-crac | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p6-r0) | ||
| openjdk17-lite | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk21 | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk21-container-jre | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk21-crac | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p6-r0) | ||
| openjdk21-lite | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk25 | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk25-container-jre | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk25-lite | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk8 | Fixed (8.513_p9-r0) | ||
| openjdk8-perf | Fixed (8.513_p10-r0) | ||
| Stream | libxml2 | Fixed (2.13.9-r5) | |
| openjdk-nik-23-17 | Fixed (23.0.14-r0) | ||
| openjdk-nik-23-21 | Fixed (23.1.13-r0) | ||
| openjdk-nik-25-25 | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3-r0) | ||
| openjdk11 | Fixed (11.0.33.0.3_p7-r0) | ||
| openjdk11-container-jre | Fixed (11.0.33.0.3_p7-r0) | ||
| openjdk11-lite | Fixed (11.0.33.0.3_p7-r0) | ||
| openjdk17 | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk17-container-jre | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk17-crac | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p6-r0) | ||
| openjdk17-lite | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk21 | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk21-container-jre | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk21-crac | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p6-r0) | ||
| openjdk21-lite | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk25 | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk25-container-jre | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk25-lite | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk8 | Fixed (8.513_p9-r0) | ||
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | libxml2 | Not affected (2.10.3-r2) |
| openjdk-nik-23-17 | Fixed (23.0.14-r0) | ||
| openjdk-nik-23-21 | Fixed (23.1.13-r0) | ||
| openjdk-nik-25-25 | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3-r0) | ||
| openjdk11-container-jre | Fixed (11.0.33.0.3_p7-r0) | ||
| openjdk11-lite | Fixed (11.0.33.0.3_p7-r0) | ||
| openjdk11-perf | Fixed (11.0.33.0.3_p8-r0) | ||
| openjdk17-container-jre | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk17-crac | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p6-r0) | ||
| openjdk17-lite | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk21-container-jre | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk21-crac | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p6-r0) | ||
| openjdk21-lite | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk25-container-jre | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk25-lite | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk8 | Fixed (8.513_p9-r0) | ||
| openjdk8-perf | Fixed (8.513_p10-r0) | ||
| 25 LTS | libxml2 | Fixed (2.13.9-r4) | |
| openjdk-nik-23-17 | Fixed (23.0.14-r0) | ||
| openjdk-nik-23-21 | Fixed (23.1.13-r0) | ||
| openjdk-nik-25-25 | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3-r0) | ||
| openjdk11-container-jre | Fixed (11.0.33.0.3_p7-r0) | ||
| openjdk11-lite | Fixed (11.0.33.0.3_p7-r0) | ||
| openjdk11-perf | Fixed (11.0.33.0.3_p8-r0) | ||
| openjdk17-container-jre | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk17-crac | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p6-r0) | ||
| openjdk17-lite | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk21-container-jre | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk21-crac | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p6-r0) | ||
| openjdk21-lite | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk25-container-jre | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk25-lite | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk8 | Fixed (8.513_p9-r0) | ||
| openjdk8-perf | Fixed (8.513_p10-r0) | ||
| Stream | libxml2 | Fixed (2.13.9-r5) | |
| openjdk-nik-23-17 | Fixed (23.0.14-r0) | ||
| openjdk-nik-23-21 | Fixed (23.1.13-r0) | ||
| openjdk-nik-25-25 | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3-r0) | ||
| openjdk11-container-jre | Fixed (11.0.33.0.3_p7-r0) | ||
| openjdk11-lite | Fixed (11.0.33.0.3_p7-r0) | ||
| openjdk17-container-jre | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk17-crac | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p6-r0) | ||
| openjdk17-lite | Fixed (17.0.21.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk21-container-jre | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk21-crac | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p6-r0) | ||
| openjdk21-lite | Fixed (21.0.13.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk25-container-jre | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk25-lite | Fixed (25.0.5.0.3_p5-r0) | ||
| openjdk8 | Fixed (8.513_p9-r0) | ||
| Liberica JDK | 8 | jdk-full | Fixed (8u512+11) |
| jre-full | Fixed (8u512+11) | ||
| 11 | jdk-full | Fixed (11.0.33+11) | |
| jre-full | Fixed (11.0.33+11) | ||
| 17 | jdk-full | Fixed (17.0.21+11) | |
| jre-full | Fixed (17.0.21+11) | ||
| 21 | jdk-full | Fixed (21.0.13+11) | |
| jre-full | Fixed (21.0.13+11) | ||
| 25 | jdk-full | Fixed (25.0.5+11) | |
| jre-full | Fixed (25.0.5+11) |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11503
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6732
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2461300
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/1097
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/merge_requests/411