Bug 2458967 (CVE-2026-41080) - CVE-2026-41080 libexpat: expat: libexpat: Denial of Service via hash flooding with crafted XML
Summary: CVE-2026-41080 libexpat: expat: libexpat: Denial of Service via hash flooding...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-41080
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2459020 2459021
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Reported: 2026-04-16 17:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-04-16 19:46 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-16 17:01:29 UTC
libexpat before 2.7.6 uses insufficient entropy, and thus hash flooding can occur via a crafted XML document.

Comment 2 Marco Benatto 2026-04-16 19:46:06 UTC
Public upstream commit for this issue:
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/1183/commits/f5eacefb24a69901a3a608dd4c8697d26cff2c6b


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