INFSA-2025:2686: libxml2 security update
Information about definition
Identificator: INFSA-2025:2686
Type: security
Release date: 2025-03-17 17:11:04 UTC
Information about package
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.
Vulnerabilities description
- CVE-2024-56171
libxml2 before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6 has a use-after-free in xmlSchemaIDCFillNodeTables and xmlSchemaBubbleIDCNodeTables in xmlschemas.c. To exploit this, a crafted XML document must be validated against an XML schema with certain identity constraints, or a crafted XML schema must be used.
- CVE-2025-24928
libxml2 before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6 has a stack-based buffer overflow in xmlSnprintfElements in valid.c. To exploit this, DTD validation must occur for an untrusted document or untrusted DTD. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2017-9047.
Severity level
| CVE | Score CVSS 2.0 | Score CVSS 3.x | Score CVSS 4.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
NIST — CVE-2024-56171
|
no information | 8.1 | no information |
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NIST — CVE-2025-24928
|
no information | 7.8 | no information |
Updated packages