Out-of-bounds read in Libxml2 - CVE-2025-32414

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Out-of-bounds read in Libxml2 - CVE-2025-32414

Published: April 17, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU107595
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-32414
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read that occurs in the Python API (Python bindings) because of an incorrect return value. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Libxml2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Ubuntu
Slackware Linux
Python 3 Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Anolis OS
IBM Observability with Instana
Netcool Operations Insight
EasyApache
IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC)
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes
IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms
Guardium Data Security Center (GDSC)
DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data
Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak
Swagger UI
Nessus Network Monitor
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
LANTIME Operating System Firmware (LTOS)
Juniper Secure Analytics (JSA)
IBM Qradar SIEM
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
libxml2 (Ubuntu package)
python-libxml2 (Ubuntu package)
python3-libxml2 (Ubuntu package)
libxml2 (Red Hat package)
libxml2-tools-debuginfo
libxml2-2-debuginfo
libxml2-devel
libxml2-tools
libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit
python-libxml2-debuginfo
libxml2-2-32bit
python-libxml2
libxml2-debugsource
libxml2-2
python-libxml2-debugsource
libxml2-doc
python-libxml2-python-debugsource
python3-libxml2-python
python3-libxml2-python-debuginfo
libxml2
libxml2-debuginfo
python2-libxml2
python3-libxml2
libxml2-help
libxml2 (Debian package)
python311-libxml2-debuginfo
libxml2-2-64bit-debuginfo
libxml2-devel-64bit
libxml2-2-64bit
libxml2-devel-32bit
libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo
libxml2-python-debugsource
python3-libxml2-debuginfo
python311-libxml2
libxml2-static
IBM API Connect
Red Hat OpenShift Serverless
Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes
SmartFabric Manager
AMQ Broker
IBM CICS TX Advanced
IBM CICS TX Standard

How to mitigate CVE-2025-32414

Install update from vendor's website.

Libxml2 - addressed in versions 2.13.8, 2.14.2
IBM Observability with Instana - update to 1.0.304
Netcool Operations Insight - update to 1.6.15
Guardium Data Security Center (GDSC) - update to 3.8.1
EasyApache - update to 4 25-14
Swagger UI - update to 5.22.0
DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data - update to 5.2.1
Nessus Network Monitor - update to 6.5.1
LANTIME Operating System Firmware (LTOS) - update to 7.08.024
Juniper Secure Analytics (JSA) - update to 7.5.0 UP12 IF03
IBM Qradar SIEM - update to 7.5.0 Update Pack 12 IF03
IBM API Connect - update to 10.0.8.5
IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC) - addressed in versions 10.3.1060.0 SP2, 11.1.1110.0
Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak - addressed in versions 23.0.20.4, 30.0.0
libxml2 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only), 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13+esm10, 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.10, 2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.7, 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.3, 2.12.7+dfsg-3ubuntu0.3, 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-0.4ubuntu0.1
python-libxml2 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
python3-libxml2 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.10, 2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.7, 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.3, 2.12.7+dfsg-3ubuntu0.3, 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-0.4ubuntu0.1
Red Hat OpenShift Serverless - update to 1
SmartFabric Manager - update to 1.3.0
Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes - addressed in versions 2.7.6, 2.8.3
libxml2 (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 2.9.1-6.el7_9.10, 2.9.7-9.el8_2.3, 2.9.7-9.el8_4.6, 2.9.7-13.el8_6.10, 2.9.7-16.el8_8.9, 2.9.13-1.el9_0.7, 2.9.13-3.el9_2.9, 2.9.13-12.el9_4, 2.9.13-12.el9_6, 2.12.5-9.el10_0
libxml2-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.9.4-46.84.1, 2.9.7-150000.3.79.1, 2.9.14-150400.5.41.1, 2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.9.4-46.84.1, 2.9.7-150000.3.79.1, 2.9.14-150400.5.41.1, 2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
libxml2-devel - addressed in versions 2.9.4-46.84.1, 2.9.14-150400.5.41.1, 2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
libxml2-tools - addressed in versions 2.9.4-46.84.1, 2.9.7-150000.3.79.1, 2.9.14-150400.5.41.1, 2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit - update to 2.9.4-46.84.1
python-libxml2-debuginfo - update to 2.9.4-46.84.1
libxml2-2-32bit - addressed in versions 2.9.4-46.84.1, 2.9.14-150400.5.41.1, 2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
python-libxml2 - update to 2.9.4-46.84.1
libxml2-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.9.4-46.84.1, 2.9.7-150000.3.79.1, 2.9.14-150400.5.41.1, 2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
libxml2-2 - addressed in versions 2.9.4-46.84.1, 2.9.7-150000.3.79.1, 2.9.14-150400.5.41.1, 2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
python-libxml2-debugsource - update to 2.9.4-46.84.1
libxml2-doc - addressed in versions 2.9.4-46.84.1, 2.9.14-150400.5.41.1, 2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
python-libxml2-python-debugsource - update to 2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
python3-libxml2-python - update to 2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
python3-libxml2-python-debuginfo - update to 2.9.7-150000.3.79.1
libxml2-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.9.10-45, 2.9.14-17, 2.11.5-6, 2.11.9-3
libxml2 - addressed in versions 2.9.10-45, 2.9.14-17, 2.11.5-6, 2.11.9-3
libxml2-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.9.10-45, 2.9.14-17, 2.11.5-6, 2.11.9-3
libxml2-devel - addressed in versions 2.9.10-45, 2.9.14-17, 2.11.5-6, 2.11.9-3
python2-libxml2 - update to 2.9.10-45
python3-libxml2 - addressed in versions 2.9.10-45, 2.9.14-17, 2.11.5-6, 2.11.9-3
libxml2-help - addressed in versions 2.9.10-45, 2.9.14-17, 2.11.5-6, 2.11.9-3
libxml2 (Debian package) - update to 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u2
python311-libxml2-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.9.14-150400.5.41.1, 2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
libxml2-2-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.9.14-150400.5.41.1, 2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
libxml2-devel-64bit - addressed in versions 2.9.14-150400.5.41.1, 2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
libxml2-2-64bit - addressed in versions 2.9.14-150400.5.41.1, 2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
libxml2-devel-32bit - addressed in versions 2.9.14-150400.5.41.1, 2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.9.14-150400.5.41.1, 2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
libxml2-python-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.9.14-150400.5.41.1, 2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
python3-libxml2-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.9.14-150400.5.41.1, 2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
python311-libxml2 - addressed in versions 2.9.14-150400.5.41.1, 2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
python3-libxml2 - addressed in versions 2.9.14-150400.5.41.1, 2.10.3-150500.5.26.1
libxml2-devel - update to 2.11.5-6
libxml2-doc - update to 2.11.5-6
libxml2-static - update to 2.11.5-6
libxml2 - update to 2.11.5-6
python3-libxml2 - update to 2.11.5-6
libxml2 - update to 2.11.9
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes - addressed in versions 2.12.5, 2.13.4
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - addressed in versions 4.12.80, 4.13.60, 4.14.53, 4.14.56, 4.15.53, 4.15.58, 4.16.47, 4.17.38, 4.18.23, 4.19.10
AMQ Broker - update to 7.13.2
IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms - update to 11.1.0.0 ifix9
IBM CICS TX Advanced - update to 11.1.0.0 ifix33
IBM CICS TX Standard - update to 11.1.0.0 ifix34

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