Vulnerability · CVE-2025-49796
A vulnerability was found in libxml2.
Published Jun 16, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 8, 2026 · Red Hat RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-49796. EPSS is 1.56%. Act only if a listed version of Red Hat RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Critical9.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 1.56%
- Remediation
- Vendor / distro source
- Affected products
- vendor Red Hat RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 patch: 1.36.0-10
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.
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- vendor Red Hat RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 patch: 1.36.0-10patch: 1.36.0-10
How to fix CVE-2025-49796
Recommended remediation
A vendor or distribution source is linked. Check that advisory for patch availability; this catalog does not invent fix status.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-49796. EPSS is 1.56%. Act only if a listed version of Red Hat RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Red Hat RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 patch: 1.36.0-10 patch: 1.36.0-10. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 1.56%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 16, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
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.
Oct 8, 2026 · EUVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-18415
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 poss
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References
- EUVD reference · access.redhat.com
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- EUVD reference · access.redhat.com
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- EUVD reference · access.redhat.com
- EUVD reference · access.redhat.com
- EUVD reference · access.redhat.com
- EUVD record · euvd.enisa.europa.eu
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 8, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.