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Red Hat Security Advisory: libxml2 security update

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Medium
Published: 08/12/2025 (08/12/2025, 12:25:23 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
>=9.0 <9.0.1Red HatRed Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0)Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0)src

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AILast updated: 08/16/2026, 16:54:11 UTC

Technical Analysis

The libxml2 library contains two out-of-bounds read vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-32414 and CVE-2025-32415. These flaws allow reading memory outside the intended bounds, potentially leading to information disclosure or application instability. Red Hat Product Security has released updated libxml2 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions to fix these issues. The advisory references bugzilla entries BZ-2358121 and BZ-2360768 for the respective CVEs. The vulnerabilities are rated as moderate impact by Red Hat, with no CVSS scores provided. There are no known active exploits in the wild.

Potential Impact

The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to cause an out-of-bounds read in applications using the libxml2 library, which may lead to information disclosure or application crashes. The impact is rated moderate by Red Hat. There is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat has released updated libxml2 packages for affected versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Users should apply these official updates as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:13684 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation is required beyond applying the official patches.

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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-2025:13684
Cve Count
2
Additional Cves
["CVE-2025-32415"]

Threat ID: 6a1f4e88e29bf47b500821af

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

Last enriched: 08/16/2026, 16:54:11 UTC

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

Views: 157

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