libxml2. This vulnerability occurs · Type Confusion
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium : update Red Hat Hardened Images when convenient.
Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 00:27 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 23 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Patches and advisories
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Imageslibxml2-main | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10libxml2 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6libxml2 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7libxml2 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8libxml2 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9libxml2 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released a security update for libxml2 in their Hardened Images RPMs (version 2.15.3-0.1.hum1) that addresses this vulnerability. Users should apply this update promptly to remediate the issue. No other mitigations or workarounds are specified by the vendor.
Description
A vulnerability in libxml2 allows denial of service when processing specially crafted XML Schema Definition (XSD) validated documents containing internal entity references. This causes a type confusion error leading to application crashes. The flaw was introduced in libxml2 version 2.13.0 and affects Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs. A security update is available from Red Hat to address this issue.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6732 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11503 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6732 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2461300 (opens in a new tab)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/1097 (opens in a new tab)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/merge_requests/411 (opens in a new tab)