INFSA-2025:10630: libxml2 security update

Information about definition

Identificator: INFSA-2025:10630

Type: security

Release date: 2025-07-25 10:46:43 UTC

Information about package

The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.

Vulnerabilities description

  • CVE-2025-49794

    A use-after-free vulnerability was found in libxml2. This issue occurs when parsing XPath elements under certain circumstances when the XML schematron has the <sch:name path="..."/> schema elements. This flaw allows a malicious actor to craft a malicious XML document used as input for libxml, resulting in the program's crash using libxml or other possible undefined behaviors.

  • CVE-2025-49796

    A vulnerability was found in libxml2. Processing certain sch:name elements from the input XML file can trigger a memory corruption issue. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious XML input file that can lead libxml to crash, resulting in a denial of service or other possible undefined behavior due to sensitive data being corrupted in memory.

  • CVE-2025-6021

    A flaw was found in libxml2's xmlBuildQName function, where integer overflows in buffer size calculations can lead to a stack-based buffer overflow. This issue can result in memory corruption or a denial of service when processing crafted input.

  • CVE-2025-49795

    A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in libxml2 when processing XPath XML expressions. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious XML input to libxml2, leading to a denial of service.

Severity level

CVE Score CVSS 2.0 Score CVSS 3.x Score CVSS 4.0
no information 9.1 no information
no information 7.5 no information
no information 9.1 no information
NIST — CVE-2025-6021
no information 7.5 no information
Critical, important, moderate, low

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