Red Hat Security Advisory: libxml2 security update
Two out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-32414 and CVE-2025-32415) were identified in the libxml2 library, which implements various XML standards. These vulnerabilities affect multiple versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 across several architectures. Red Hat has issued a security advisory rating the impact as moderate and has released updated libxml2 packages to address these issues. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The advisory provides instructions for applying the update to remediate the vulnerabilities.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The libxml2 library used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 contains two out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-32414 and CVE-2025-32415. These flaws involve reading memory outside the intended bounds within libxml2 and specifically in the xmlSchemaIDCFillNodeTables function. Red Hat Product Security has classified the security impact as moderate and released updated libxml2 packages to fix these issues. The vulnerabilities are tracked under CWE-393 and CWE-125. The advisory covers multiple architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, and no exploits have been observed in the wild.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities allow out-of-bounds memory reads which could potentially lead to information disclosure or application instability when processing crafted XML data. Red Hat rates the impact as moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vulnerabilities affect multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 variants and architectures.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated libxml2 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:13428 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the issues. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying these updates to affected systems. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: libxml2 security update
Description
Two out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-32414 and CVE-2025-32415) were identified in the libxml2 library, which implements various XML standards. These vulnerabilities affect multiple versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 across several architectures. Red Hat has issued a security advisory rating the impact as moderate and has released updated libxml2 packages to address these issues. No known exploits are reported in the wild. The advisory provides instructions for applying the update to remediate the vulnerabilities.
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Technical Analysis
The libxml2 library used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 contains two out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-32414 and CVE-2025-32415. These flaws involve reading memory outside the intended bounds within libxml2 and specifically in the xmlSchemaIDCFillNodeTables function. Red Hat Product Security has classified the security impact as moderate and released updated libxml2 packages to fix these issues. The vulnerabilities are tracked under CWE-393 and CWE-125. The advisory covers multiple architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, and no exploits have been observed in the wild.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities allow out-of-bounds memory reads which could potentially lead to information disclosure or application instability when processing crafted XML data. Red Hat rates the impact as moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vulnerabilities affect multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 variants and architectures.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated libxml2 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:13428 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the issues. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying these updates to affected systems. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:13428
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-32415"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a1f4e88e29bf47b500823e1
Added to database: 6/2/2026, 9:43:36 PM
Last enriched: 6/2/2026, 10:13:58 PM
Last updated: 6/3/2026, 5:05:51 AM
Views: 2
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