Issued:
2025-07-08
Updated:
2025-07-08

RHSA-2025:10630 - Important: libxml2 security update

Synopsis

Important: libxml2 security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Important

Topic

An update for libxml2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

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: Null pointer dereference leads to Denial of service (DoS) (CVE-2025-49795)

  • 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.

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_6410x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support10.0x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - 4 years of updates10.0x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian10ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support10.0ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - 4 years of support10.0ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems10s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support10.0s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - 4 years of updates10.0s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 6410aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support10.0aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - 4 years of updates10.0aarch64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_6410x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support10.0x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian10ppc64le
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support10.0ppc64le
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems10s390x
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support10.0s390x
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 6410aarch64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support10.0aarch64

Updated Packages

  • libxml2-2.12.5-7.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
  • libxml2-debuginfo-2.12.5-7.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
  • libxml2-debuginfo-2.12.5-7.el10_0.s390x.rpm
  • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.12.5-7.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.12.5-7.el10_0.s390x.rpm
  • libxml2-2.12.5-7.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
  • libxml2-static-2.12.5-7.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
  • libxml2-devel-2.12.5-7.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
  • libxml2-2.12.5-7.el10_0.s390x.rpm
  • libxml2-static-2.12.5-7.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
  • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.12.5-7.el10_0.s390x.rpm
  • libxml2-devel-2.12.5-7.el10_0.s390x.rpm
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.12.5-7.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
  • libxml2-debuginfo-2.12.5-7.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
  • libxml2-static-2.12.5-7.el10_0.s390x.rpm
  • python3-libxml2-2.12.5-7.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
  • python3-libxml2-2.12.5-7.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
  • python3-libxml2-2.12.5-7.el10_0.s390x.rpm
  • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.12.5-7.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
  • libxml2-static-2.12.5-7.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
  • libxml2-devel-2.12.5-7.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
  • libxml2-devel-2.12.5-7.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
  • python3-libxml2-2.12.5-7.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
  • libxml2-2.12.5-7.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.12.5-7.el10_0.x86_64.rpm
  • python3-libxml2-debuginfo-2.12.5-7.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
  • libxml2-2.12.5-7.el10_0.src.rpm
  • libxml2-debuginfo-2.12.5-7.el10_0.aarch64.rpm
  • libxml2-debugsource-2.12.5-7.el10_0.ppc64le.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

References

Additional information