CVE-2026-0990

A flaw was found in libxml2, an XML parsing library. This uncontrolled recursion vulnerability occurs in the xmlCatalogXMLResolveURI function when an XML catalog contains a delegate URI entry that references itself. A remote attacker could exploit this configuration-dependent issue by providing a specially crafted XML catalog, leading to infinite recursion and call stack exhaustion. This ultimately results in a segmentation fault, causing a Denial of Service (DoS) by crashing affected applications.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7519	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0990	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2429959	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/1018	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hardened_images:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_core_services:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:vios:4.1.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:7.3.4:::::::*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2026-01-15 15:15

Updated : 2026-09-01 12:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-0990

Mitre link : CVE-2026-0990

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-0990

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

enterprise_linux
openshift_container_platform
jboss_core_services
hardened_images

ibm

vios
aix

xmlsoft

libxml2

CWE

CWE-674

Uncontrolled Recursion

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