CVE-2025-6021: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Out-of-bounds Write
Affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 to 2.14.4 soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 71% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.14.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade libxml2 to 2.14.4.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| libxml2 | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released official security updates for libxml2 that address CVE-2025-6021. Users should apply the updates as described in Red Hat advisories RHSA-2025:10630 and RHSA-2025:10698. The advisories provide detailed instructions for updating affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 10 systems. Applying these patches mitigates the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Description
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.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10630 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10698 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10699 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11580 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11673 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12098 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12099 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12199 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12237 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12239 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12240 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12241 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13267 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13289 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13325 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13335 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13336 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14059 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14396 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15308 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15672 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19020 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7519 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6021 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372406 (opens in a new tab)
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/926 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00014.html (opens in a new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html (opens in a new tab)