CVE-2026-6653 (GCVE-0-2026-6653)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-22 12:40 – Updated: 2026-06-22 12:40
VLAI
Title
libxml2: Use after free in xmlParseInternalSubset via improper entity resolution handling
Summary
Use After Free in libxml2's xmlParseInternalSubset from GNOME libxml2 version 2.9.11 to 2.11.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service via maliciously crafted XML input with improper entity resolution handling.
Severity
7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CWE
  • CWE-416 - Use after free
  • CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Processing
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
GNOME libxml2 Affected: 2.9.11 , < 2.11.0 (semver)
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Credits
Geoffrey Humphreys
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