CVE-2025-49795
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in libxml2 when processing XPath XML expressions. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious XML input to libxml2, leading to a denial of service.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
0 < 2.15.0 | affected | ||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | 0:2.12.5-7.el10_0 < * | unaffected |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Hardened Images | 2.15.2-0.3.hum1 < * | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-825: Expired Pointer Dereference
Workarounds
Mitigation is either unavailable or does not meet Red Hat Product Security standards for usability, deployment, applicability, or stability.
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: yes
- Technical Impact: partial
Additional References
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10630
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19020
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7519
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-49795
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372379
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/932
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