Red Hat Security Advisory: libxslt security update
This advisory addresses two use-after-free vulnerabilities in the libxslt library, which is used for transforming XML files using XSLT stylesheets. The vulnerabilities are identified as CVE-2025-24855 and CVE-2024-55549. These issues could potentially lead to memory corruption or crashes when processing XML transformations. The advisory is issued by Red Hat Product Security and is classified as high severity. No specific affected versions or patch information is provided in the available data.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Two use-after-free vulnerabilities exist in the libxslt library: one in numbers.c (CVE-2025-24855) and another in the xsltGetInheritedNsList function (CVE-2024-55549). These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to cause memory corruption or application instability during XML transformations using XSLT. The advisory is from Red Hat Product Security but does not include explicit details on affected versions or remediation status. No CVSS scores are provided.
Potential Impact
The use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxslt may lead to memory corruption, potentially causing application crashes or other unintended behavior when processing XML transformations. The severity is considered high based on the advisory classification, but no further impact details or exploitation information are available.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:3612 for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or workaround details are provided in the available data, users should monitor Red Hat Product Security announcements for updates and apply fixes once available.
Red Hat Security Advisory: libxslt security update
Description
This advisory addresses two use-after-free vulnerabilities in the libxslt library, which is used for transforming XML files using XSLT stylesheets. The vulnerabilities are identified as CVE-2025-24855 and CVE-2024-55549. These issues could potentially lead to memory corruption or crashes when processing XML transformations. The advisory is issued by Red Hat Product Security and is classified as high severity. No specific affected versions or patch information is provided in the available data.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Two use-after-free vulnerabilities exist in the libxslt library: one in numbers.c (CVE-2025-24855) and another in the xsltGetInheritedNsList function (CVE-2024-55549). These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to cause memory corruption or application instability during XML transformations using XSLT. The advisory is from Red Hat Product Security but does not include explicit details on affected versions or remediation status. No CVSS scores are provided.
Potential Impact
The use-after-free vulnerabilities in libxslt may lead to memory corruption, potentially causing application crashes or other unintended behavior when processing XML transformations. The severity is considered high based on the advisory classification, but no further impact details or exploitation information are available.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:3612 for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or workaround details are provided in the available data, users should monitor Red Hat Product Security announcements for updates and apply fixes once available.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_informational_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:3612
- Cve Count
- 0
Threat ID: 6a3da1d54853345fc1826eac
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:01 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:15:07 UTC
Last updated: 09/04/2026, 08:27:58 UTC
Views: 7
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