Use After Free Affecting libxml2-tools package, versions <2.9.7-150000.3.85.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-LIBXML2TOOLS-11445120
  • published5 Aug 2025
  • disclosed4 Aug 2025

Introduced: 4 Aug 2025

CVE-2025-7425  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 libxml2-tools to version 2.9.7-150000.3.85.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2-tools package and not the libxml2-tools package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in libxslt where the attribute type, atype, flags are modified in a way that corrupts internal memory management. When XSLT functions, such as the key() process, result in tree fragments, this corruption prevents the proper cleanup of ID attributes. As a result, the system may access freed memory, causing crashes or enabling attackers to trigger heap corruption.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1