CVE record · CVE-2026-74860

Libxml2: double-free/uaf in libxml2 python bindings

CVSS 8.5 HighEPSS 0.0066 · 51st percentile

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: redhat) at 8 Sept 2026, 11:27 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
VendorProductVersions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Package name: libxml2 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
  • unaffected 0:2.12.5-10.el10_2.4 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support Package name: libxml2 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
  • unaffected 0:2.12.5-9.el10_0.9 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support Package name: libxml2 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
  • unaffected 0:2.9.1-6.el7_9.20 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Package name: libxml2 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
  • unaffected 0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.9 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Package name: libxml2 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
  • unaffected 0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.9 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support Package name: libxml2 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
  • unaffected 0:2.9.7-9.el8_4.20 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On Package name: libxml2 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
  • unaffected 0:2.9.7-9.el8_4.20 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support Package name: libxml2 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
  • unaffected 0:2.9.7-13.el8_6.24 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On Package name: libxml2 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
  • unaffected 0:2.9.7-13.el8_6.24 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service Package name: libxml2 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
  • unaffected 0:2.9.7-16.el8_8.24 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions Package name: libxml2 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
  • unaffected 0:2.9.7-16.el8_8.24 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Package name: libxml2 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
  • unaffected 0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.5 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Package name: libxml2 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
  • unaffected 0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.5 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions Package name: libxml2 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
  • unaffected 0:2.9.13-3.el9_2.20 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions Package name: libxml2 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
  • unaffected 0:2.9.13-13.el9_4.10 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support Package name: libxml2 https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/
  • unaffected 0:2.9.13-13.el9_6 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 Package name: cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1790589912 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 Package name: cert-manager/cert-manager-istio-csr-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1790589914 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 Package name: cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1790589855 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Cost Management On-Premise 1 Package name: costmanagement/costmanagement-ui-rhel10 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1791460851 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images Package name: libxml2-main https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 2.15.4-0.1.hum1 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 Package name: rhai/base-image-spyre-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1793041986 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 Package name: rhai/base-image-rocm-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1793041981 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 Package name: rhai/base-image-cpu-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1793042072 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 Package name: rhai/base-image-cuda-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1793042067 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 Package name: rhai/base-image-tpu-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1793041987 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 Package name: rhai/base-image-cpu-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1793329709 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 Package name: rhai/base-image-cuda-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1793328358 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 Package name: rhai/base-image-rocm-7.1-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1793042006 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 Package name: rhai/base-image-cuda-12.9-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1793042145 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 Package name: rhai/base-image-tpu-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1793042006 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 Package name: rhai/base-image-gaudi-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1793042011 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 Package name: rhai/base-image-cuda-13.0-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1793042086 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 Package name: rhai/base-image-cpu-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1793042088 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 Package name: rhai/base-image-rocm-6.4-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1793041995 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 Package name: rhai/base-image-spyre-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1793042074 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 Package name: rhai/base-image-neuron-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1793042008 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 Package name: rhai/base-image-cuda-13.0-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1793326837 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 Package name: rhai/base-image-tpu-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1793042010 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.5 Package name: rhai/base-image-cpu-rhel9 https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/
  • unaffected 1793042162 to before * rpm
Other versions: affected

And 22 more products. The full list is on the CVE record.

Identifiers
CVE-2026-74860
CNA
redhat
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-763
Published
8 Sept 2026
Updated
4 Nov 2026

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

ScoreRatingCVSSVectorSource
8.5 High 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CNA (redhat)
  • CISA KEV Not listed.
  • EPSS 0.0066, the 51st percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  1. 8 Sept 2026, 11:27 UTC Confirmed by the CVE List
  2. 8 Sept 2026, 12:16 UTC Confirmed by NVD

Sources

References from the CNA

And 16 more on the CVE record.

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