Libxslt: heap use-after-free in libxslt caused by atype corruption in xmlattrptr
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2025-7425 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2025-07-10 14:15:27 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-14 22:16:28 UTC |
| Description | A flaw was found in libxslt where the attribute type, atype, flags are modified in a way that corrupts internal memory management. When XSLT functions, such as the key() process, result in tree fragments, this corruption prevents the proper cleanup of ID attributes. As a result, the system may access freed memory, causing crashes or enabling attackers to trigger heap corruption. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.000610000 probability, percentile 0.189060000 (date 2026-04-15)
Problem Types: CWE-416 | CWE-416 Use After Free
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
ChangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | GNOME | Libxml2 | affected 2.15.2 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | unaffected 0:2.12.5-8.el10_0 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | unaffected 0:1.1.39-8.el10_0 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support | unaffected 0:2.9.1-6.el7_9.12 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | unaffected 0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.2 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | unaffected 0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.2 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support | unaffected 0:2.9.7-9.el8_2.4 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | unaffected 0:2.9.7-9.el8_4.7 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On | unaffected 0:2.9.7-9.el8_4.7 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | unaffected 0:2.9.7-13.el8_6.11 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service | unaffected 0:2.9.7-13.el8_6.11 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services For SAP Solutions | unaffected 0:2.9.7-13.el8_6.11 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service | unaffected 0:2.9.7-16.el8_8.10 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services For SAP Solutions | unaffected 0:2.9.7-16.el8_8.10 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | unaffected 0:2.9.13-11.el9_6 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | unaffected 0:2.9.13-11.el9_6 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services For SAP Solutions | unaffected 0:2.9.13-1.el9_0.6 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services For SAP Solutions | unaffected 0:2.9.13-3.el9_2.8 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support | unaffected 0:2.9.13-11.el9_4 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 | unaffected 412.86.202509030110-0 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 | unaffected 413.92.202509030117-0 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 | unaffected 414.92.202508270040-0 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 | unaffected 415.92.202508192014-0 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 | unaffected 416.94.202508261955-0 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 | unaffected 417.94.202508141510-0 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 | unaffected 418.94.202508261658-0 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 | unaffected 4.19.9.6.202508271124-0 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Web Terminal 1.11 On RHEL 9 | unaffected 1.11-19 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Web Terminal 1.11 On RHEL 9 | unaffected 1.11-8 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Web Terminal 1.12 On RHEL 9 | unaffected 1.12-4 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 | unaffected 1.36.0-11 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 | unaffected 1.36.0-11 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 | unaffected 1.36.0-11 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 | unaffected 1.36.0-10 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 | unaffected 1.36.0-10 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 | unaffected 1.36.0-4 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 | unaffected 1.36.0-9 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 | unaffected 1.36.0-18 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 | unaffected 1.36.0-11 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 | unaffected 1.36.0-7 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Cert-manager Operator For Red Hat OpenShift 1.16 | unaffected sha256:1abdfac084e7c86e7a93a19e5cf6b54db79b903bfb7474a42200f753b29eda4b * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Compliance Operator 1 | unaffected sha256:4953a7ea865ff38a4fe19d5536d8062870c262733c640a2c7e4bd9e0bfb3d498 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Compliance Operator 1 | unaffected sha256:06ad8599c4b0170264e40a45b0126504c87c37f0832265c7ff6541d2385b2049 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Compliance Operator 1 | unaffected sha256:0903a7a5c857d96c84fd022e5785514eff201047e2fdd5d6699d79f17440ef02 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | File Integrity Operator 1 | unaffected sha256:364d11af112a5b1d3f28c9ea8b7aac678e111b9c7fca0516d61036904f318605 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Discovery 2 | unaffected sha256:ad07f55ee75fb20310c88f154a04665bd8465d138d66c665c300f61447858344 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Insights Proxy 1.5 | unaffected sha256:c26d589f12647890b67aaa986f54d3f7c6f7f2563fb5a73f38d559e6138739d7 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Distributed Tracing 3.5.1 | unaffected sha256:2a359b16651cf20b9e37faabc6f57753744c59103979670260e263df2857da47 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Distributed Tracing 3.5.1 | unaffected sha256:02d88da5fdc965b3759b7c74667dc93a374dc379719456a2a9c0ef15ac36d656 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Distributed Tracing 3.5.1 | unaffected sha256:260572b783d27d50a2dcdcac09a1fe15358c0fa5f85de93ce5fd8321cd81a0fa * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Distributed Tracing 3.5.1 | unaffected sha256:783a10c95edcb5c5cb8394b796f27dbfbb5ac6e1ee3baaa27d6c43f411ad6045 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Distributed Tracing 3.5.1 | unaffected sha256:39b2d56b8f0eb3b539697fc387ae84230182c7e8cf5c184b8ee6c02e29386120 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Distributed Tracing 3.5.1 | unaffected sha256:0932824cfd76c0e3d80f6e5b81312405b4a6a670d715144fc4d08bdb3a3cf962 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Distributed Tracing 3.5.1 | unaffected sha256:264613b2add0f32e5f537ee7cf9ba8019e5e9a347fdf20bc3de8d1678157ba66 * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Distributed Tracing 3.5.1 | unaffected sha256:2509c7cc0bdf6d001442d2e83e21925b09a59c4b05eef81e98af93327f6f6c6d * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Distributed Tracing 3.5.1 | unaffected sha256:c6f9ee5f306766c0502419fe691e9e14aad8b0d1a4ced7ff9b1738c272fba80b * rpm | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Not specified | Not specified |
| CNA | Red Hat | Red Hat Hardened Images | Not specified | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21913 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0934 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/32 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | seclists.org | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14853 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13314 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13622 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
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| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21885 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/11/2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14819 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18219 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxslt/-/issues/140 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | gitlab.gnome.org | |
| seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/37 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | seclists.org | |
| seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Aug/0 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | seclists.org | |
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| lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00035.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.debian.org | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13311 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7425 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13310 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12447 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/35 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | seclists.org | |
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| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13312 | [email protected] | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Red Hat would like to thank Sergei Glazunov (Google Project Zero) for reporting this issue. (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2025-07-10T09:37:28.172Z | Reported to Red Hat. |
| CNA | 2025-07-10T00:00:00.000Z | Made public. |
Workarounds
CNA: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.