Mageia 9 perl-XML-LibXML High Buffer Overflow Vulnerability MGASA-2026-0137
mageia
May 14, 2026
MGASA-2026-0137 - Updated perl-XML-LibXML packages fix security vulnerability
Summary
Description:
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. (CVE-2026-8177)
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35507
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/10/8
- https://github.com/cpan-authors/XML-LibXML/issues/146
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-8177
Topics Covered
Resolution
SRPMS
- 9/core/perl-XML-LibXML-2.20.800-3.1.mga9
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Publication date: 14 May 2026
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2026-0137.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2026-8177
Topics Covered
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