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Low ALAS2-2026-3178 1 CVE

Low: libxml2 security update (Amazon Linux 2)

Published Mar 2, 2026 · Updated Mar 5, 2026

Summary

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-1757: A flaw was identified in the interactive shell of the xmllint utility, part of the libxml2 project, where memory allocated for user input is not properly released under certain conditions. When a user submits input consisting only of whitespace, the program skips command execution but fails to free the allocated buffer. Repeating this action causes memory to continuously accumulate. Over time, this can exhaust system memory and terminate the xmllint process, creating a denial-of-service condition on the local system.

Fixed packages 5

ReleasePackageFixed in
Amazon Linux · 2 libxml2 0:2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.24
Amazon Linux · 2 libxml2-debuginfo 0:2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.24
Amazon Linux · 2 libxml2-devel 0:2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.24
Amazon Linux · 2 libxml2-python 0:2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.24
Amazon Linux · 2 libxml2-static 0:2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.24

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2026-1757.html