CVE-2025-24928 Memory corruption in libxml2

High 7.8 Published Updated

A stack-based buffer overflow in libxml2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via malicious DTD validation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-24928?

CVE-2025-24928 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, published on 18 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

libxml2 before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6 has a stack-based buffer overflow in xmlSnprintfElements in valid.c. To exploit this, DTD validation must occur for an untrusted document or untrusted DTD. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2017-9047.

Weakness: CWE-121

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24928?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including java, java-min and jre. It affects 11 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
java BitnamiAll versions1.8.0, 8.0.461
java-min BitnamiAll versions1.8.0, 8.0.461
jre BitnamiAll versions1.8.0, 8.0.461
Linux distribution packages (1)
python-lxml openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions5.3.2-1.1

Products include Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp H300s Firmware, Netapp H410c Firmware, Netapp H410s Firmware, Netapp H500s Firmware, Netapp H700s Firmware and 5 more.

How do I fix CVE-2025-24928?

Upgrade java to a fixed version for your release line: 1.8.0 or 8.0.461.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2025-24928 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24928 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2025-24928, AZL-56931, AZL-57031, BELL-CVE-2025-24928, BIT-java-2025-24928, BIT-java-min-2025-24928 and 11 more.

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