vulnerability

IBM AIX: libxml2_advisory9 (CVE-2025-6021): Vulnerability in libxml2 affects AIX

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jul 17, 2025
Added
Sep 25, 2025
Modified
Feb 9, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in libxml2's xmlBuildQName function, where integer overflows in buffer size calculations can lead to a stack-based buffer overflow. This issue can result in memory corruption or a denial of service when processing crafted input.

Solution

ibm-aix-libxml2_advisory9
Title
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