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 used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 2 and related products. These vulnerabilities could potentially lead to memory disclosure or application instability. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2025:13683) rating the impact as moderate and providing updated libxml2 packages to address these issues. The advisory includes instructions for applying the update. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The libxml2 library, which implements various XML standards, contains two out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities identified as CVE-2025-32414 and CVE-2025-32415. These vulnerabilities involve improper bounds checking that could allow reading memory outside the intended buffer. Red Hat Product Security has rated these issues as moderate severity and released updated libxml2 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 and related variants. The advisory RHSA-2025:13683 details the fixes and provides references for applying the update. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, and there are no known exploits in the wild.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities allow out-of-bounds reads in the libxml2 library, which may lead to information disclosure or application crashes. The impact is rated as moderate by Red Hat Product Security. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild. The affected products include multiple architectures and variants of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated libxml2 packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 systems should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:13683 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying this update mitigates the vulnerabilities. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
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 used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 2 and related products. These vulnerabilities could potentially lead to memory disclosure or application instability. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2025:13683) rating the impact as moderate and providing updated libxml2 packages to address these issues. The advisory includes instructions for applying the update. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The libxml2 library, which implements various XML standards, contains two out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities identified as CVE-2025-32414 and CVE-2025-32415. These vulnerabilities involve improper bounds checking that could allow reading memory outside the intended buffer. Red Hat Product Security has rated these issues as moderate severity and released updated libxml2 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 and related variants. The advisory RHSA-2025:13683 details the fixes and provides references for applying the update. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, and there are no known exploits in the wild.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities allow out-of-bounds reads in the libxml2 library, which may lead to information disclosure or application crashes. The impact is rated as moderate by Red Hat Product Security. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild. The affected products include multiple architectures and variants of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated libxml2 packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 systems should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:13683 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying this update mitigates the vulnerabilities. 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-2025:13683
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-32415"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a1f4e88e29bf47b500821b6
Added to database: 6/2/2026, 9:43:36 PM
Last enriched: 6/2/2026, 10:13:40 PM
Last updated: 6/3/2026, 4:57:20 AM
Views: 2
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