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CVE-2025-49795 json

Libxml: null pointer dereference leads to denial of service (dos)

published last yr. modified 5d ago also EUVD-2025-18416

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

Patch / fix

  • GNOME libxml2 2.14.5
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 0:2.12.5-7.el10_0
  • Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images 2.15.2-0.3.hum1
  • Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P V4.0
  • libxml2 Ubuntu 25.10 2.14.5+dfsg-0.2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2025-49795

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • libxml2 hummingbird 1 2.15.2-0.3.hum1
  • libxml2-16 hummingbird 1 2.15.2-0.3.hum1
  • python3-libxml2 hummingbird 1 2.15.2-0.3.hum1
  • libxml2 RHEL 10.0 2.12.5-7.el10_0
  • python3-libxml2 RHEL 10.0 2.12.5-7.el10_0

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:7519RHSA-2025:10630

  • libxml2 Linux Micro 6.1 2.11.6-slfo.1.1_6.1
  • libxml2 Linux Micro 6.0 2.11.6-10.1
  • libxml2 SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 +4 more 2.10.3-150500.5.29.1
  • libxml2-python SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE Module for Python 3 15 SP6 +5 more 2.10.3-150500.5.29.1
  • libxml2 SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 2.12.10-150700.4.3.1
  • libxml2-python SLE Module for Python 3 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 2.12.10-150700.4.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:20607-1SUSE-SU-2025:20564-1SUSE-SU-2025:02314-1SUSE-SU-2025:02260-1

  • libxml2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.13.8-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2025:15321-1

  • libxml2 AlmaLinux 10 2.12.5-7.el10_0
  • python3-libxml2 AlmaLinux 10 2.12.5-7.el10_0

almalinux advisories ALSA-2025:10630

  • libxml2 Rocky Linux 10 2.12.5-7.el10_0

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2025:10630

  • libxml2 Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +1 more 2.13.9-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2025-49795

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • libxml2 CBL-Mariner 2.0 2.10.4-9
  • libxml2 Azure Linux 3.0 2.11.5-7

azure linux advisories AZL-64098AZL-64121

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2025-49795 updated cvss 7.5

libxml: Null pointer dereference leads to Denial of service (DoS)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 libxml2, libxml2-python
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Mitigation is either unavailable or does not meet Red Hat Product Security standards for usability, deployment, applicability, or stability.”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) libxml2-devel 2.12.5-7.el10_0, libxml2-debuginfo 2.12.5-7.el10_0, libxml2-debugsource 2.12.5-7.el10_0, python3-libxml2-debuginfo 2.12.5-7.el10_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) libxml2 2.12.5-7.el10_0, python3-libxml2 2.12.5-7.el10_0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) libxml2-static 2.12.5-7.el10_0, libxml2-debuginfo 2.12.5-7.el10_0, libxml2-debugsource 2.12.5-7.el10_0, python3-libxml2-debuginfo 2.12.5-7.el10_0
    fixed: vendor fix “Mitigation is either unavailable or does not meet Red Hat Product Security standards for usability, deployment, applicability, or stability.” RHSA-2025:10630
  • Red Hat Hardened Images libxml2 2.15.2-0.3.hum1, libxml2-16 2.15.2-0.3.hum1, python3-libxml2 2.15.2-0.3.hum1
    fixed: vendor fix “Mitigation is either unavailable or does not meet Red Hat Product Security standards for usability, deployment, applicability, or stability.” RHSA-2026:7519
  • Red Hat JBoss Core Services 2.4.62.SP2
    fixed: vendor fix “Mitigation is either unavailable or does not meet Red Hat Product Security standards for usability, deployment, applicability, or stability.” RHSA-2025:19020
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libxml2, libxml2-python Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 libxml2, python3-libxml2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 libxml2, python3-libxml2
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • GNOME libxml2
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Core Services 2.4.62.SP2
  • Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-825 Expired Pointer Dereference

References

Sources

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