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GHSA-qg4c-8pj4-qgw2

GHSA-qg4c-8pj4-qgw2 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.100000381469727 CRITICAL

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published June 16, 2025

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 <sch:name path="..."/> 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.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1
9.100000381469727
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Timeline

  • Jun 16, 2025 CVE Published
  • Apr 10, 2026 Distribution Patch (26 in total, the first dated here)
  • Apr 10, 2026 Security Advisory (23 in total, the first dated here)

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