7.8High

CVE-2026-96889Librsvg: use-after-free when xml includes have duplicated entities

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support; Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Suppo… Published: (1 month ago)

Description

A flaw was found in librsvg. When processing an SVG document containing nested XML inclusions (Xincludes) with duplicate entity declarations, a use-after-free error can occur. This vulnerability arises because the library incorrectly frees an XML entity that is still in use by the parser. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-416

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
enterprise linux 8 —
enterprise linux 9 —
openshift ai 3.0 —
openshift ai 3.4 —
openshift ai 3.5 —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) all versions
rhel aus 8.4 —
rhel aus 8.6 —
rhel e4s 8.8 —
rhel e4s 9.2 —
rhel e4s 9.4 —
rhel eus 9.6 —
rhel eus long life 8.4 —
rhel eus long life 8.6 —
rhel tus 8.8 —

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