Uncontrolled recursion in XPath evaluation in libxml2 up to and including version 2.9.14 allows a local attacker to cause a stack overflow via crafted expressions. XPath processing functions `xmlXPathRunEval`, `xmlXPathCtxtCompile`, and `xmlXPathEvalExpr` were resetting recursion depth to zero before making potentially recursive calls. When such functions were called recursively this could allow for uncontrolled recursion and lead to a stack overflow. These functions now preserve recursion depth across recursive calls, allowing recursion depth to be controlled.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade python3-libxml2Upgrade libxml2-develUpgrade libxml2 | Dec 4, 2025 | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade libxml2 | Oct 2, 2025 | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade linux-c7-libxsltUpgrade libxsltUpgrade linux-rl9-libxslt | Jan 27, 2026 | Jul 12, 2025 |
| Nutanix Ahv | — | Upgrade Nutanix AHV to the latest version | Jun 5, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade libxml2-develUpgrade python3-libxml2Upgrade libxml2 | Dec 2, 2025 | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Redhat Openshift | — | Upgrade ose-rhel-coreos | Aug 10, 2026 | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade libxml2-debuginfoUpgrade libxml2-debugsourceUpgrade libxml2-develUpgrade libxml2Upgrade python3-libxml2Upgrade libxml2-pythonUpgrade libxml2-staticNo solution existsUpgrade python3-libxml2-debuginfo | Nov 27, 2025 | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade python3-libxml2Upgrade libxml2-debuginfoUpgrade libxml2-debugsourceUpgrade libxml2Upgrade python3-libxml2-debuginfoUpgrade libxml2-devel | Feb 5, 2026 | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libxml2-utilsUpgrade libxml2-devUpgrade libxml2-utils (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libxml2Upgrade libxml2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libxml2-dev (Ubuntu Pro) | Sep 11, 2025 | Sep 4, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jun 24, 2026 | Sep 10, 2025 |
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