vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2025-49796: Out-of-bounds Read
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C) | Jun 16, 2025 | Oct 9, 2025 | Dec 5, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 16, 2025
Added
Oct 9, 2025
Modified
Dec 5, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-libxml2
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