ubuntu-cve-2025-49794
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2025-06-16 16:15
Modified
2026-04-22 07:56
Summary
Details

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in libxml2. This issue occurs when parsing XPath elements under certain circumstances when the XML schematron has the schema elements. This flaw allows a malicious actor to craft a malicious XML document used as input for libxml, resulting in the program's crash using libxml or other possible undefined behaviors.

Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "A use-after-free vulnerability was found in libxml2. This issue occurs when parsing XPath elements under certain circumstances when the XML schematron has the \u003csch:name path=\"...\"/\u003e schema elements. This flaw allows a malicious actor to craft a malicious XML document used as input for libxml, resulting in the program\u0027s crash using libxml or other possible undefined behaviors.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2025-49794",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:56:54Z",
  "published": "2025-06-16T16:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-49794"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-49794"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/931"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7694-1"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-7694-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2025-49794"
  ]
}



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