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Red Hat Security Advisory: libxml2 security update

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Medium
Published: 08/12/2025 (08/12/2025, 12:30:08 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Red Hat Product Security
Product: Red Hat

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

Affected versions
>=9.2 <9.2.9Red HatRed Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)src

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AILast updated: 08/16/2026, 16:54:16 UTC

Technical Analysis

The libxml2 library, which implements various XML standards, contains two security flaws involving out-of-bounds reads: CVE-2025-32414 and CVE-2025-32415. These vulnerabilities relate to improper memory access in libxml2 and specifically in the xmlSchemaIDCFillNodeTables function. Red Hat has released updated libxml2 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 to fix these issues. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory, but the impact is considered moderate.

Potential Impact

The vulnerabilities allow out-of-bounds reads which may lead to information disclosure or application instability when processing specially crafted XML data. Red Hat rates the security impact as moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat has released updated libxml2 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the official security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:13683. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Csaf Category
csaf_security_advisory
Csaf Version
2.0
Publisher
Red Hat Product Security
Advisory Id
RHSA-2025:13683
Cve Count
2
Additional Cves
["CVE-2025-32415"]

Threat ID: 6a1f4e88e29bf47b500821b6

Added to database: 06/02/2026, 21:43:36 UTC

Last enriched: 08/16/2026, 16:54:16 UTC

Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:50 UTC

Views: 76

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