CVE-2025-49795
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
8.0
Description
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in libxml2 when processing XPath XML expressions. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious XML input to libxml2, leading to a denial of service.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-49795
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-49795.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | affected | | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.