Bug 2429933 (CVE-2026-0989) - CVE-2026-0989 libxml2: Unbounded RelaxNG Include Recursion Leading to Stack Overflow
Summary: CVE-2026-0989 libxml2: Unbounded RelaxNG Include Recursion Leading to Stack O...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-0989
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2429936 2429937 2429938 2429939 2429940 2429941 2429942 2429943 2429944 2429945 2429946 2429947
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Reported: 2026-01-15 12:53 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-01-15 13:48 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-01-15 12:53:01 UTC
Uncontrolled recursion vulnerability in the RelaxNG include handling logic of the libxml2 XML parsing library. The issue arises from the absence of limits on recursive <include> directive resolution. When a deeply nested chain of included RelaxNG schema files is processed, the parser enters unbounded recursion, eventually exhausting the system call stack. This results in a stack overflow and application crash. Exploitation requires attacker-controlled schema input and primarily impacts availability by causing a denial of service.


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