xmlregexp in libxml2 before 2.15.4 has a NULL pointer dereference in xmlRegNewParserCtxt after a strdup failure, i.e., it does not calculate a string length after NULL checking.
History

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Title Null Pointer Dereference in libxml2 xmlregexp Parser libxml2: libxml2: Denial of Service due to NULL pointer dereference in xmlRegNewParserCtxt
Weaknesses CWE-476
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Sat, 05 Sep 2026 05:45:00 +0000

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Title Null Pointer Dereference in libxml2 xmlregexp Parser

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 04:45:00 +0000

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Description xmlregexp in libxml2 before 2.15.4 has a NULL pointer dereference in xmlRegNewParserCtxt after a strdup failure, i.e., it does not calculate a string length after NULL checking.
First Time appeared Xmlsoft
Xmlsoft libxml2
Weaknesses CWE-252
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Xmlsoft
Xmlsoft libxml2
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2026-09-05T04:27:59.795Z

Updated: 2026-09-09T19:15:52.468Z

Reserved: 2026-09-05T04:27:58.625Z

Link: CVE-2026-86141

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T19:15:49.254Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-05T05:17:13.007

Modified: 2026-09-09T20:20:54.250

Link: CVE-2026-86141

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-09-05T04:27:59Z

Links: CVE-2026-86141 - Bugzilla