Openscap: one-byte heap buffer overflow in sds-compose may lead to denial-of-service
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cve-program · CVE-2026-122056
PublishedA flaw was found in OpenSCAP. A heap-based buffer overflow can occur when processing a specially crafted Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF) document using the sds-compose option. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt memory, resulting in an application crash and a Denial of Service (DoS).
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cve-program · CVE-2026-122056
PublishedOpenscap: one-byte heap buffer overflow in sds-compose may lead to denial-of-service
A flaw was found in OpenSCAP. A heap-based buffer overflow can occur when processing a specially crafted Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF) document using the sds-compose option. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt memory, resulting in an application crash and a Denial of Service (DoS).
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CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H