Expired Pointer Dereference Affecting libxml2-static package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-LIBXML2STATIC-10344049
  • published12 Jun 2025
  • disclosed11 Jun 2025

Introduced: 11 Jun 2025

NewCVE-2025-49795  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-825  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 libxml2-static.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2-static package and not the libxml2-static package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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