CVE-2025-49796

A vulnerability was found in libxml2. Processing certain sch:name elements from the input XML file can trigger a memory corruption issue. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious XML input file that can lead libxml to crash, resulting in a denial of service or other possible undefined behavior due to sensitive data being corrupted in memory.

Score
CVSS 3.1 9.1 Critical
Status
Deferred - secalert@redhat.com
Published
2025-06-16
Last modified
2026-10-08
Weaknesses
CWE-125

Affected products

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