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High ELSA-2026-39878 1 CVE

Important: perl-XML-LibXML security update (Oracle Linux 8)

Published Jul 15, 2026 · Updated Jul 15, 2026

Ecosystem: Oracle Linux

Summary

[1:2.0132-3]
- Fix out-of-bounds heap read via truncated UTF-8 in node name
validation (CVE-2026-8177)
- Resolves: RHEL-186519

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 8 perl-XML-LibXML 1:2.0132-3.el8_10

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2026-8177

    XML::LibXML versions through 2.0210 for Perl read out-of-bounds heap memory when parsing XML node names containing truncated UTF-8 byte sequences

    XML::LibXML versions through 2.0210 for Perl read out-of-bounds heap memory when parsing XML node names containing truncated UTF-8 byte sequences. A node name ending in the middle of a multi byte UTF-8 sequence causes the parser to read past the end of the in…

    SHLOMIF XML::LibXML libxml-libxml-perl libxml-libxml-perl Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux