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.
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Wed, 09 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +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 | |
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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. | |
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Xmlsoft
Xmlsoft libxml2 |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-252 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Xmlsoft libxml2 |
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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
Updated: 2026-09-09T19:15:49.254Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-09-05T05:17:13.007
Modified: 2026-09-09T20:20:54.250
Link: CVE-2026-86141