Red Hat Security Advisory: libxml2 security update
A use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) has been identified in the libxml2 library's XMLReader component, tracked as CVE-2024-25062. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 across various architectures. Red Hat has issued security advisories and updates to address this issue with a moderate severity rating. The vulnerability could potentially lead to memory corruption or crashes if exploited. Red Hat recommends applying the provided security updates and restarting the desktop session for the fixes to take effect.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2024-25062 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the XMLReader component of the libxml2 library, which implements various XML standards. This flaw allows memory to be accessed after it has been freed, potentially leading to memory corruption. Red Hat has issued security advisories RHSA-2024:2679 and RHSA-2024:3303 providing updated libxml2 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and 8.8 respectively. The advisories classify the impact as moderate and recommend applying the updates and restarting the desktop session to fully remediate the issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause use-after-free conditions in libxml2's XMLReader, which may lead to memory corruption. This can affect the stability and security of applications relying on libxml2 for XML processing. Red Hat rates the security impact as moderate, indicating a significant but not critical risk. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official security updates for libxml2 addressing CVE-2024-25062 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 8.8 and 9. Users should apply these updates promptly. After updating, a desktop restart (log out and log back in) is required for the fix to take effect. Refer to Red Hat's official update guide at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed instructions. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: libxml2 security update
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) has been identified in the libxml2 library's XMLReader component, tracked as CVE-2024-25062. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 across various architectures. Red Hat has issued security advisories and updates to address this issue with a moderate severity rating. The vulnerability could potentially lead to memory corruption or crashes if exploited. Red Hat recommends applying the provided security updates and restarting the desktop session for the fixes to take effect.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-25062 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the XMLReader component of the libxml2 library, which implements various XML standards. This flaw allows memory to be accessed after it has been freed, potentially leading to memory corruption. Red Hat has issued security advisories RHSA-2024:2679 and RHSA-2024:3303 providing updated libxml2 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and 8.8 respectively. The advisories classify the impact as moderate and recommend applying the updates and restarting the desktop session to fully remediate the issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause use-after-free conditions in libxml2's XMLReader, which may lead to memory corruption. This can affect the stability and security of applications relying on libxml2 for XML processing. Red Hat rates the security impact as moderate, indicating a significant but not critical risk. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official security updates for libxml2 addressing CVE-2024-25062 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 8.8 and 9. Users should apply these updates promptly. After updating, a desktop restart (log out and log back in) is required for the fix to take effect. Refer to Red Hat's official update guide at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed instructions. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:3626
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a3da1f54853345fc18342de
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:33 UTC
Last enriched: 08/04/2026, 16:45:56 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:47 UTC
Views: 107
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