CVE-2026-0989

Libxml2: unbounded relaxng include recursion leading to stack overflow

CVE-2026-0989 is fixed in 12 products on 1 platform, first by libxml2 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.9+esm7, released January 15, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
3.7
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0053
45th percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libxml2 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u6 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-0989 Jan 15, 2026
libxml2 · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u3 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-0989 Jan 15, 2026
libxml2 · Debian 14 2.15.2+dfsg-0.1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-0989 Jan 15, 2026
libxml2 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.9+esm7 libxml2 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.9+esm7 Jan 15, 2026
libxml2 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.10+esm4 libxml2 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.10+esm4 Jan 15, 2026
libxml2 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11 libxml2 2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11 Jan 15, 2026
libxml2 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.7 libxml2 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.7 Jan 15, 2026
libxml2 · amzn 2023 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.17 ALAS2023-2026-1397 Feb 5, 2026
libxml2 · opensuse-leap 15.6 2.10.3-150500.5.35.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0391-1 Feb 5, 2026
libxml2 · opensuse-leap 16.0 2.13.8-160000.3.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20178-1 Feb 5, 2026
libxml2 · sles 15.7 2.12.10-150700.4.11.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0605-1 Feb 24, 2026
libxml2 · sles 16.0 2.13.8-160000.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20233-1 Feb 5, 2026
libxml2-16 · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 2.14.5+dfsg-0.2ubuntu0.1 libxml2-16 2.14.5+dfsg-0.2ubuntu0.1 Jan 15, 2026
libxml2-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.17 ALAS2023-2026-1397 Feb 5, 2026
libxml2-debugsource · amzn 2023 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.17 ALAS2023-2026-1397 Feb 5, 2026
libxml2-devel · amzn 2023 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.17 ALAS2023-2026-1397 Feb 5, 2026
libxml2-python · opensuse-leap 15.6 2.10.3-150500.5.35.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0391-1 Feb 5, 2026
libxml2-python · opensuse-leap 16.0 2.13.8-160000.3.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20178-1 Feb 5, 2026
libxml2-python · sles 15.7 2.12.10-150700.4.11.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0605-1 Feb 24, 2026
libxml2-python · sles 16.0 2.13.8-160000.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:20233-1 Feb 5, 2026
libxml2-static · amzn 2023 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.17 ALAS2023-2026-1397 Feb 5, 2026
libxml2-utils · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.9+esm7 libxml2-utils 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.9+esm7 Jan 15, 2026
libxml2-utils · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.10+esm4 libxml2-utils 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.10+esm4 Jan 15, 2026
libxml2-utils · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11 libxml2-utils 2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11 Jan 15, 2026
libxml2-utils · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.7 libxml2-utils 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.7 Jan 15, 2026
libxml2-utils · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 2.14.5+dfsg-0.2ubuntu0.1 libxml2-utils 2.14.5+dfsg-0.2ubuntu0.1 Jan 15, 2026
python-libxml2 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.9+esm7 python-libxml2 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.9+esm7 Jan 15, 2026
python-libxml2 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.10+esm4 python-libxml2 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.10+esm4 Jan 15, 2026
python-libxml2-python · opensuse-leap 15.6 2.9.7-150000.3.91.1 SUSE-SU-2026:0334-1 Jan 29, 2026
python3-libxml2 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.9+esm7 python3-libxml2 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.9+esm7 Jan 15, 2026
python3-libxml2 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.10+esm4 python3-libxml2 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.10+esm4 Jan 15, 2026
python3-libxml2 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11 python3-libxml2 2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.11 Jan 15, 2026
python3-libxml2 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.7 python3-libxml2 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.7 Jan 15, 2026
python3-libxml2 · Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) 2.14.5+dfsg-0.2ubuntu0.1 python3-libxml2 2.14.5+dfsg-0.2ubuntu0.1 Jan 15, 2026
python3-libxml2 · amzn 2023 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.17 ALAS2023-2026-1397 Feb 5, 2026
python3-libxml2-debuginfo · amzn 2023 2.10.4-1.amzn2023.0.17 ALAS2023-2026-1397 Feb 5, 2026

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