CVE-2026-0989 LOW

CVE-2026-0989: Libxml2: unbounded relaxng include recursion leading to stack overflow

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Weakness CWE-674
Published January 15, 2026
Last update April 22, 2026

CVSS base score

3.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was identified in the RelaxNG parser of libxml2 related to how external schema inclusions are handled. The parser does not enforce a limit on inclusion depth when resolving nested <include> directives. Specially crafted or overly complex schemas can cause excessive recursion during parsing. This may lead to stack exhaustion and application crashes, creating a denial-of-service risk.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 15, 2026 CVE published
April 22, 2026 Record updated