ALSA-2026:61248

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Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:61248.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2026:61248
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Published
2026-08-31T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-08-31T13:45:02.831369835Z
Summary
Moderate: libxml2 security update
Details

The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.

Security Fix(es):

  • libxml2: libxml2: Arbitrary code execution in xmlcatalog utility via buffer overflow (CVE-2026-11979)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 / libxml2

Package

Name
libxml2
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/libxml2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-21.el8_10.7

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:61248.json"

AlmaLinux:8 / libxml2-devel

Package

Name
libxml2-devel
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/libxml2-devel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-21.el8_10.7

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:61248.json"

AlmaLinux:8 / python3-libxml2

Package

Name
python3-libxml2
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/python3-libxml2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-21.el8_10.7

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:61248.json"