USN-7852-1

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    USN-7852-1

    Published: 30 Oct 2025Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: libxml2 vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that libxslt, used by libxml2, incorrectly handled certain attributes. An attacker could use this issue to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This update adds a fix to libxml2 to mitigate the libxslt vulnerability.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7852-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-7425

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libxml2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-1ubuntu0.10?arch=source&distro=jammy

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.10

    Affected versions

    2.9.12+dfsg-4
    2.9.12+dfsg-5
    2.9.12+dfsg-6
    2.9.13+dfsg-1
    2.9.13+dfsg-1build1
    2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
    2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2
    2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.3
    2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4
    2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5
    2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.6
    2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.7
    2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.8
    2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.9

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Integrity
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