[ALSA-2026:61247] Moderate: libxml2 security update
Type:
security
Severity:
moderate
Release date:
2026-08-31
Description:
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards. Security Fix(es): * libxml2: mingw-libxml2: libxml2: Denial of Service via crafted XML input due to use-after-free (CVE-2026-6653) * libxml2: libxml2: Arbitrary code execution in xmlcatalog utility via buffer overflow (CVE-2026-11979) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
References:
Updated packages listed below:
Architecture Package Checksum
aarch64 libxml2-devel-2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.aarch64.rpm 3a507ad8686a81e7fbf100bb8b615a69efa9cbaa1e4a3d2c9d7f1fd058415ce6
aarch64 python3-libxml2-2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.aarch64.rpm 6357615ba47e4edc33d9e04cdb5620b8b4cada2962ab2791813cb70dca221275
aarch64 libxml2-2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.aarch64.rpm e433847ed376a0fb3f07de5663312752fc8c30dc1242dcb2ad7376b79b2b872c
i686 libxml2-devel-2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.i686.rpm ee8de935444f809273f1c94d5cdea53f210ad32b2b72e393e620daaf7556b983
i686 libxml2-2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.i686.rpm f484cb404f32351f2fe4a156dc61004a0e31b000f7ddcf6e6683fd352b94c837
ppc64le libxml2-2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.ppc64le.rpm 2ea87e8f9abefd95b603b11996c8e3420a6b3e6385aaeaf441f5e3450b761d7b
ppc64le python3-libxml2-2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.ppc64le.rpm 83b0c56202a3d361bc7a36695f22c21eb7a3371c6ac7be57b78108e21bdfe07b
ppc64le libxml2-devel-2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.ppc64le.rpm afefef4eead2b326be146c2221cdb20567a25b7b423f57e4230b7f8cec881b61
s390x python3-libxml2-2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.s390x.rpm 22e807b74c803839a2c5cc0801ca6788297c81fb427fc0db63e48762e46fe1ec
s390x libxml2-devel-2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.s390x.rpm 8677a84712a639c3f3a14d9d510f452e4d21e31c218811e32ce21987e9c048e2
s390x libxml2-2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.s390x.rpm d981dd9287cb2996a36d98f4c486053241abaef716f2ee8bf6c6b37425c00c1d
x86_64 python3-libxml2-2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.x86_64.rpm 1588e4063f03e3a988457446fdefd09d9ceffc7ef8d498097ef20d8c2c22b173
x86_64 libxml2-2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.x86_64.rpm 3fd890dda0a18ecd82f19d83c8749dce89bba4ff90c517db8e6b8d8350428f57
x86_64 libxml2-devel-2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.x86_64.rpm f062256ba13c0873c0d099e6d98d91ee667c9ec3b2897d8664568b44e799b852
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.