Red Hat Security Advisory: libxml2 security update
Affects Red Hat libxml2Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 18:18 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 Dec 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update for libxml2 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support that addresses this vulnerability. Users should apply the provided update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2025:22377) to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Description
A moderate severity vulnerability (CVE-2025-9714) affecting the libxml2 library used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support has been identified. The flaw involves infinite recursion in the exsltDynMapFunction function within libexslt/dynamic.c. This issue could potentially lead to denial of service conditions. Red Hat has released an update to address this vulnerability.