CVE-2025-7424
Libxslt: type confusion in xmlnode.psvi between stylesheet and source nodes
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
A flaw was found in the libxslt library. The same memory field, psvi, is used for both stylesheet and input data, which can lead to type confusion during XML transformations. This vulnerability allows an attacker to crash the application or corrupt memory. In some cases, it may lead to denial of service or unexpected behavior.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhatCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 29% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected < 1.1.44
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- unaffected 0:1.1.39-8.el10_0 – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat Hardened Images
- unaffected 1.1.45-0.1.hum1 – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
All versions: unknown
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions: unaffected
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions: unaffected
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions: unaffected
Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
All versions: unaffected
Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
All versions: unaffected
What to do
Workaround: 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.
References (13)
- RHBA-2025:12345 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:11015 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7424 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2379228 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxslt/-/issues/139 (opens in a new tab)
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00024.html (opens in a new tab)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Aug/0 (opens in a new tab)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/37 (opens in a new tab)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/35 (opens in a new tab)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/33 (opens in a new tab)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/32 (opens in a new tab)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/30 (opens in a new tab)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/11/2 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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