Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in libxml2 (CVE-2025-8732) affects AIX/VIOS

Summary Updated Mar 13 2026: Added iFix information for VIOS 3.1. Vulnerability in libxml2 could cause an uncontrolled recursion CVE-2025-8732. AIX uses libxml2 as part of its XML parsing functions. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2025-8732 DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability was found in libxml2 up to...

AIX (IJ57276)

The version of AIX installed on the remote host is prior to APAR IJ57276. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the IJ57276 advisory. - A vulnerability was found in libxml2 up to 2.14.5. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function...

Vulnerability in libxml2 (CVE-2025-8732) affects AIX

IBM SECURITY ADVISORY First Issued: Wed Feb 18 08:44:14 CST 2026 |Updated: Fri Mar 13 13:55:04 CDT 2026 |Update: Added iFix information for VIOS 3.1. The most recent version of this document is available here: https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/libxml2advisory10.asc Security Bulleti...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 : libxml2 vulnerabilities (USN-7974-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7974-1 advisory. It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled maliciously crafted SGML catalog...

USN-7974-1: libxml2 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled maliciously crafted SGML catalog files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libxml2 to consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2025-8732 It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled recursive include...

Amazon Linux 2 : libxml2, --advisory ALAS2-2026-3122 (ALAS-2026-3122)

The version of libxml2 installed on the remote host is prior to 2.9.1-6. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2026-3122 advisory. A vulnerability was found in libxml2 up to 2.14.5. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function...

Security update for libxml2

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues: CVE-2025-9714: Fixed infinite recursion at exsltDynMapFunction function in libexslt/dynamic.c bsc1249076 CVE-2025-8732: Fixed infinite recursion in catalog parsing functions when processing malformed SGML catalog files bsc1247850 Patch...

SUSE-SU-2025:4104-1 Security update for libxml2

This update for libxml2 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2025-9714: Fixed infinite recursion at exsltDynMapFunction function in libexslt/dynamic.c bsc1249076 - CVE-2025-8732: Fixed infinite recursion in catalog parsing functions when processing malformed SGML catalog files bsc1247850...

AZL-66224 CVE-2025-8732 affecting package libxml2 2.11.5-8

A vulnerability was found in libxml2 up to 2.14.5. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function xmlParseSGMLCatalog of the component xmlcatalog. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled recursion. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to...

UBUNTU-CVE-2025-8732

A vulnerability was found in libxml2 up to 2.14.5. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function xmlParseSGMLCatalog of the component xmlcatalog. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled recursion. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to...

CVE-2025-8732

CVE-2025-8732 affects libxml2 up to 2.14.5, with a vulnerability in xmlParseSGMLCatalog that can trigger uncontrolled recursion during SGML catalog processing. Local attackers are required, and exploit details have circulated publicly; the real-world impact remains debated in some sources. Severa...

CVE-2025-8732

A vulnerability was found in libxml2 up to 2.14.5. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function xmlParseSGMLCatalog of the component xmlcatalog. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled recursion. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to...

CVE-2025-8732

A vulnerability was found in libxml2 up to 2.14.5. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function xmlParseSGMLCatalog of the component xmlcatalog. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled recursion. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to...