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High ALSA-2025:2686 2 CVEs

Important: libxml2 security update

Published Mar 12, 2025 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.

Security Fix(es):

* libxml2: Use-After-Free in libxml2 (CVE-2024-56171)
* libxml2: Stack-based buffer overflow in xmlSnprintfElements of libxml2 (CVE-2025-24928)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 libxml2 2.9.7-19.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 libxml2-devel 2.9.7-19.el8_10
AlmaLinux · 8 python3-libxml2 2.9.7-19.el8_10

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-56171
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-24928
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2346416
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2346421
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-2686.html