VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2025-6170
When a user inputs an overly long command, the program does not check the input size properly, which can cause it to crash.
LOW 2.5EPSS 0.30%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A flaw was found in the interactive shell of the xmllint command-line tool, used for parsing XML files. When a user inputs an overly long command, the program does not check the input size properly, which can cause it to crash. This issue might allow attackers to run harmful code in rare configurations without modern protections.
- CVSS 3.1
- 2.5 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- EPSS
- 0.30% probability · 22th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-121
- Affected
- redhat/jboss core services · redhat/openshift container platform · redhat/enterprise linux · xmlsoft/libxml2
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36734
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39304
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39317
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:44481
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:46836
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53371
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58981
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7519
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6170Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372952Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/941
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00014.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.