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RHEL 10 : libxml2 (RHSA-2025:13429)
high Nessus Plugin ID 245210
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for libxml2.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2025:13429 advisory.The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.
Security Fix(es):
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.
Security Fix(es):
* libxml2: Out-of-Bounds Read in libxml2 (CVE-2025-32414)
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.
Security Fix(es):
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.
Security Fix(es):
* libxml2: Out-of-Bounds Read in libxml2 (CVE-2025-32414)
* libxml2: Out-of-bounds Read in xmlSchemaIDCFillNodeTables (CVE-2025-32415)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL libxml2 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2025:13429.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2358121
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2360768
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 245210
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2025-13429.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/7/2025
Updated: 8/7/2025
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Moderate
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-32415
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libxml2-static, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-libxml2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libxml2-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libxml2, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/7/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/8/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-32414, CVE-2025-32415
RHSA: 2025:13429