Red Hat Security Advisory: libxml2 security update
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards. Security Fix(es): * libxml2: Out-of-Bounds Read in libxml2 (CVE-2025-32414) * libxml2: Out-of-bounds Read in xmlSchemaIDCFillNodeTables (CVE-2025-32415) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The libxml2 library contained two out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities: one general out-of-bounds read (CVE-2025-32414) and another specifically in the xmlSchemaIDCFillNodeTables function (CVE-2025-32415). These vulnerabilities could lead to reading memory outside the intended buffer boundaries. Red Hat Product Security rated the impact as moderate and issued updated libxml2 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support to fix these issues. The advisory references bugzilla entries BZ-2358121 and BZ-2360768 for the respective CVEs. No CVSS base scores are provided, and no active exploitation has been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities allow out-of-bounds reads which may cause application crashes or potentially leak sensitive memory contents. The impact is rated moderate by Red Hat, indicating a security concern but not critical or high severity. There are no known active exploits in the wild. The issues affect libxml2 usage in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated libxml2 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:13677. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: libxml2 security update
Description
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards. Security Fix(es): * libxml2: Out-of-Bounds Read in libxml2 (CVE-2025-32414) * libxml2: Out-of-bounds Read in xmlSchemaIDCFillNodeTables (CVE-2025-32415) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The libxml2 library contained two out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities: one general out-of-bounds read (CVE-2025-32414) and another specifically in the xmlSchemaIDCFillNodeTables function (CVE-2025-32415). These vulnerabilities could lead to reading memory outside the intended buffer boundaries. Red Hat Product Security rated the impact as moderate and issued updated libxml2 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support to fix these issues. The advisory references bugzilla entries BZ-2358121 and BZ-2360768 for the respective CVEs. No CVSS base scores are provided, and no active exploitation has been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities allow out-of-bounds reads which may cause application crashes or potentially leak sensitive memory contents. The impact is rated moderate by Red Hat, indicating a security concern but not critical or high severity. There are no known active exploits in the wild. The issues affect libxml2 usage in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated libxml2 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:13677. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated 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-2025:13677
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-32415"]
Threat ID: 6a1f4e88e29bf47b5008219c
Added to database: 06/02/2026, 21:43:36 UTC
Last enriched: 08/16/2026, 16:54:21 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC
Views: 64
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