Summary
USN-7467-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libxml2. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that the libxml2 Python bindings incorrectly handled
certain return values. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-32414)
It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-32415)
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | libxml2 | 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.7+esm8 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS | libxml2 | 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.9+esm3 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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Medium 5.6
In libxml2 before 2.13.8 and 2.14.x before 2.14.2, out-of-bounds memory access can occur in the Python API (Python bind…
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Low 2.9
In libxml2 before 2.13.8 and 2.14.x before 2.14.2, xmlSchemaIDCFillNodeTables in xmlschemas.c has a heap-based buffer u…