CVE-2026-96889

CVE Details

Release Date:	2026-09-23
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

A flaw was found in librsvg. When processing an SVG document containing nested XML inclusions (Xincludes) with duplicate entity declarations, a use-after-free error can occur. This vulnerability arises because the library incorrectly frees an XML entity that is still in use by the parser. An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

See more information about CVE-2026-96889 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	7.8
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None
User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High
Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 10 (glycin-loaders)	ELSA-2026-86331	2026-10-20
Oracle Linux version 10 (librsvg2)	ELSA-2026-86841	2026-10-21
Oracle Linux version 8 (librsvg2)	ELSA-2026-86842	2026-10-21
Oracle Linux version 9 (librsvg2)	ELSA-2026-86921	2026-10-21