Expired Pointer Dereference The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package libxml2-devel (opens in a new tab)
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- published11 Jul 2025
- disclosed8 Jul 2025
Introduced: 8 Jul 2025
CVE-2025-49795 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The AlmaLinux security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for AlmaLinux:10.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2-devel package and not the libxml2-devel package as distributed by AlmaLinux.
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.
References
- https://errata.almalinux.org/10/ALSA-2025-10630.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-49795
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10630
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372379
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19020
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/932
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7519
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html