Description
A flaw was found in the interactive shell of the xmllint command-line tool, used for parsing XML files. When a user inputs an overly long command, the program does not check the input size properly, which can cause it to crash. This issue might allow attackers to run harmful code in rare configurations without modern protections.
Problem types
Product status
Any version before 2.14.5
2.15.2-0.3.hum1 (rpm) before *
Timeline
| 2025-06-16: | Reported to Red Hat. |
| 2025-06-16: | Made public. |
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Ahmed Lekssays for reporting this issue.
References
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00014.html
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7519 (RHSA-2026:7519)
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6170
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372952 (RHBZ#2372952)
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/941