Low3.7Red Hat & Ubuntu Linux

Denial of Service via hash flooding with crafted XML

CVE-2026-41080 Published Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2026-41080

Affected products & platforms

Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified

Summary

Denial of Service via hash flooding with crafted XML. Red Hat rates this low (CVSS 3.7). Weakness: CWE-331. Affected package(s): expat-main. Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:11004 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).

Affected versions

expat-main-2.8.0-0.1.hum1

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Fixed versions

RHSA-2026:11004

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Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:11004 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).

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