CVE-2025-6021

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.
References
Link Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10630 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10698 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10699 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11580 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11673
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12098 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12099 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12199 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12237 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12239 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12240 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12241 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13267 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13289 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13325 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13335 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13336 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14059 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14396 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15308 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15672 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19020
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6021 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372406 Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00014.html
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/926 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
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History

29 Nov 2025, 01:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11673 -

03 Nov 2025, 20:19

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00014.html -

Information

Published : 2025-06-12 13:15

Updated : 2025-11-29 01:16


NVD link : CVE-2025-6021

Mitre link : CVE-2025-6021

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-6021


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Products Affected

redhat

  • enterprise_linux
  • in-vehicle_operating_system
  • enterprise_linux_eus
  • enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian
  • enterprise_linux_for_arm_64
  • enterprise_linux_for_arm_64_eus
  • openshift_container_platform
  • openshift_container_platform_for_linuxone
  • enterprise_linux_server_tus
  • enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus
  • enterprise_linux_server
  • openshift_container_platform_for_arm64
  • openshift_container_platform_for_power
  • jboss_core_services
  • enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions
  • enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus
  • enterprise_linux_server_aus
  • openshift_container_platform_for_ibm_z
  • enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems

xmlsoft

  • libxml2
CWE
CWE-121

Stack-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write