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Echo: libxml2: security update to 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u2+e2

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 457064

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A vulnerability was found in libxml2 up to 2.14.5. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability
 affects the function xmlParseSGMLCatalog of the component xmlcatalog. The manipulation leads to
 uncontrolled recursion. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public
 and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The code
 maintainer explains, that "[t]he issue can only be triggered with untrusted SGML catalogs and it makes
 absolutely no sense to use untrusted catalogs. I also doubt that anyone is still using SGML catalogs at
 all." (CVE-2025-8732)

Solution

Update the libxml2 library and its related packages to version 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-2.1+deb13u2+e2 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-8732

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 457064

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4

Percentile: 53.65

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.7

Temporal Score: 1.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-8732

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Threat Score: 1.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-8732

IAVA: 2025-A-0840-S