ALSA-2025:10698

Source
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-10698.html
Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2025:10698.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2025:10698
Related
Published
2025-07-09T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-10T12:55:10Z
Summary
Important: libxml2 security update
Details

The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.

Security Fix(es):

  • libxml: Heap use after free (UAF) leads to Denial of service (DoS) (CVE-2025-49794)
  • libxml: Type confusion leads to Denial of service (DoS) (CVE-2025-49796)
  • libxml2: Integer Overflow in xmlBuildQName() Leads to Stack Buffer Overflow in libxml2 (CVE-2025-6021)

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.

References

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 / libxml2

Package

Name
libxml2
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/libxml2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-21.el8_10.1

AlmaLinux:8 / libxml2-devel

Package

Name
libxml2-devel
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/libxml2-devel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-21.el8_10.1

AlmaLinux:8 / python3-libxml2

Package

Name
python3-libxml2
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/python3-libxml2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.9.7-21.el8_10.1