Synopsis
Moderate: libxml2 security update
Description
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.
Security Fix(es):
* libxml2: mingw-libxml2: libxml2: Denial of Service via crafted XML input due to use-after-free (CVE-2026-6653)
* 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.
Affected products
Rocky Linux 9 aarch64
Rocky Linux 9 ppc64le
Rocky Linux 9 s390x
Rocky Linux 9 x86_64
Fixes
2491354
2494191
CVEs
CVE-2026-11979
CVE-2026-6653
Affected packages
Rocky Linux 9 aarch64 - BaseOS
libxml2-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.aarch64.rpm
libxml2-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.src.rpm
libxml2-debuginfo-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.aarch64.rpm
libxml2-debugsource-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.aarch64.rpm
python3-libxml2-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.aarch64.rpm
python3-libxml2-debuginfo-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.aarch64.rpm
Rocky Linux 9 x86_64 - BaseOS
libxml2-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.i686.rpm
libxml2-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.src.rpm
libxml2-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.x86_64.rpm
libxml2-debuginfo-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.i686.rpm
libxml2-debuginfo-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.x86_64.rpm
libxml2-debugsource-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.i686.rpm
libxml2-debugsource-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.x86_64.rpm
python3-libxml2-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.x86_64.rpm
python3-libxml2-debuginfo-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.x86_64.rpm
Rocky Linux 9 ppc64le - BaseOS
libxml2-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.ppc64le.rpm
libxml2-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.src.rpm
libxml2-debuginfo-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.ppc64le.rpm
libxml2-debugsource-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.ppc64le.rpm
python3-libxml2-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.ppc64le.rpm
python3-libxml2-debuginfo-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.ppc64le.rpm
Rocky Linux 9 s390x - BaseOS
libxml2-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.s390x.rpm
libxml2-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.src.rpm
libxml2-debuginfo-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.s390x.rpm
libxml2-debugsource-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.s390x.rpm
python3-libxml2-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.s390x.rpm
python3-libxml2-debuginfo-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.s390x.rpm
Rocky Linux 9 aarch64 - AppStream
libxml2-devel-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.aarch64.rpm
Rocky Linux 9 x86_64 - AppStream
libxml2-devel-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.i686.rpm
libxml2-devel-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.x86_64.rpm
Rocky Linux 9 ppc64le - AppStream
libxml2-devel-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.ppc64le.rpm
Rocky Linux 9 s390x - AppStream
libxml2-devel-0:2.9.13-14.el9_8.4.s390x.rpm