Medium6.2Red Hat & Ubuntu Linux
Memory Leak Leading to Local Denial of Service in xmllint Interactive Shell
CVE-2026-1757 Published Feb 2, 2026
CVE-2026-1757
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified
Summary
Memory Leak Leading to Local Denial of Service in xmllint Interactive Shell. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 6.2). Weakness: CWE-401. Affected package(s): libxml2-main. Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:7519 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected versions
- libxml2-main-2.15.2-0.3.hum1
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 6 hours ago·verify at source
Fixed versions
- RHSA-2026:7519
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 6 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:7519 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 6 hours ago·verify at source
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