| Name | CVE-2025-24928 |
| Description | libxml2 before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6 has a stack-based buffer overflow in xmlSnprintfElements in valid.c. To exploit this, DTD validation must occur for an untrusted document or untrusted DTD. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2017-9047. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-4064-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 1098321 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libxml2 (PTS) | bullseye | 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u4 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u6 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u1 | vulnerable |
| trixie | 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-0.3 | vulnerable |
| sid | 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-0.4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| libxml2 | source | bullseye | 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u6 | | DLA-4064-1 | |
| libxml2 | source | (unstable) | 2.12.7+dfsg+really2.9.14-0.4 | | | 1098321 |
Notes
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/847
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/18/2
Fixed by: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/8c8753ad5280ee13aee5eec9b0f6eee2ed920f57
Fixed by: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/858ca26c0689161a6b903a6682cc8a1cc10a0ea8 (v2.12.10)