Bug 2490668 (CVE-2026-56131)
| Summary: | CVE-2026-56131 libexpat: libexpat: Use-after-free vulnerability due to insufficient handler call depth tracking | ||
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| Product: | [Other] Security Response | Reporter: | OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport> |
| Component: | vulnerability | Assignee: | Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev> |
| Status: | NEW --- | QA Contact: | |
| Severity: | medium | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | medium | ||
| Version: | unspecified | CC: | gotiwari, jhorak, mvyas, rhel-process-autobot, watson-tool-maintainers |
| Target Milestone: | --- | Keywords: | Security |
| Target Release: | --- | ||
| Hardware: | All | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Fixed In Version: | Doc Type: | --- | |
| Doc Text: |
A use-after-free vulnerability in libexpat occurs because handler call depth isn't properly tracked when XML_ResumeParser is invoked during policy violations. This flaw can lead to information disclosure, data corruption, or denial of service.
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| Regression: | --- | Mount Type: | --- |
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| oVirt Team: | --- | RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host: | |
| Cloudforms Team: | --- | Target Upstream Version: | |
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| Bug Depends On: | 2509709, 2509708 | ||
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Description
OSIDB Bzimport
2026-06-19 05:01:24 UTC
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