Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
CVE-2025-49795
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in libxml2 when processing XPath XML expressions. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious XML input to libxml2, leading to a denial of service.
EPSS: 0.008 (75.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 — versions 0:2.12.5-7.el10_0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Hardened Images — versions 2.15.2-0.3.hum1
- Red Hat Jboss Core Services 2.4.62.sp2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com
- 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-49795?
- CVE-2025-49795 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under CWE-825. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-06-16.
- How severe is CVE-2025-49795?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-49795 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.