CVE-2025-7424
Libxslt: type confusion in xmlnode.psvi between stylesheet and source nodes
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.1%
EPSS Percentile
27th
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.
| CWE | CWE-843 |
| Vendor | gnome |
| Product | libxslt |
| Published | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Apr 14, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected Versions
GNOME / libxslt
0 < 1.1.44
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat Hardened Images
All versions affected Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
All versions affected References
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:12345 access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-7424 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2379228 gitlab.gnome.org: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxslt/-/issues/139 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00024.html seclists.org: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Aug/0 seclists.org: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/37 seclists.org: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/35 seclists.org: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/33 seclists.org: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/32 seclists.org: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/30 openwall.com: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/11/2
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Ivan Fratric (Google Project Zero) for reporting this issue.