CVE-2025-49794

CriticalCVSS 9.1/10Last modified Nov 4, 2026

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in libxml2. This issue occurs when parsing XPath elements under certain circumstances when the XML schematron has the <sch:name path="..."/> schema elements. This flaw allows a malicious actor to craft a malicious XML document used as input for libxml, resulting in the program's crash using libxml or other possible undefined behaviors.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
——< 2.15.0
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support—
Red HatRed Hat JBoss Core Services 2.4.62.SP2—
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12—
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13—
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14—
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15—
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16—
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17—
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18—
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19—
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20—
Red HatRed Hat Web Terminal 1.11 on RHEL 9—
Red HatRed Hat Web Terminal 1.11 on RHEL 9—
Red HatRed Hat Web Terminal 1.12 on RHEL 9—
Red HatRHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8—
Red HatRHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8—
Red HatRHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8—
Red HatRHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8—
Red HatRHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8—
Red HatRHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8—
Red HatRHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8—
Red HatRHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8—
Red HatRHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8—
Red HatRHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8—
Red HatRHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8—
Red Hatcert-manager operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.16—
Red HatOpenShift File Integrity Operator - FIO 1—
Red HatRed Hat Hardened Images—
Red HatRed Hat Insights proxy 1.5—
Red HatRed Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2—
Red HatRed Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6—
SiemensRUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000< V2.17.1

References

Timeline

Published
Jun 16, 2025
Last modified
Nov 4, 2026
NVD status
Deferred

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