Low severity2.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 16, 2025· Updated Jun 2, 2026
CVE-2025-6170
CVE-2025-6170
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.
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Affected products
62- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_core_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords53 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/libxml2&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/libxml2&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/libxml2-python&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/python-libxml2-python&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.3pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.4pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.3pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.3pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.3pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.4pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Python%203%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Python%203%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.3pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.3pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/python-libxml2-python&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3
< 2.10.3-150500.5.29.1+ 52 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.10.3-150500.5.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.13.8-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.10.3-150500.5.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.7-150000.3.82.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.7-150000.3.82.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.7-150000.3.82.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.14-150400.5.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.14-150400.5.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.10.3-150500.5.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.10.3-150500.5.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.7-150000.3.82.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.7-150000.3.82.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.14-150400.5.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.14-150400.5.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.10.3-150500.5.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.10.3-150500.5.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.10-150700.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.87.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.7-150000.3.82.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.14-150400.5.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.10.3-150500.5.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.7-150000.3.82.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.14-150400.5.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.10.3-150500.5.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.87.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.6-10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.6-slfo.1.1_6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.14-150400.5.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.14-150400.5.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.14-150400.5.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.14-150400.5.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.10.3-150500.5.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.10.3-150500.5.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.14-150400.5.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.14-150400.5.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.10.3-150500.5.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.10.3-150500.5.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.10-150700.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.10.3-150500.5.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.10-150700.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.14-150400.5.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.10.3-150500.5.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.14-150400.5.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.10.3-150500.5.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.14-150400.5.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.14-150400.5.44.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.87.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.4-46.87.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.7-150000.3.82.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.7-150000.3.82.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.7-150000.3.82.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.7-150000.3.82.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.9.7-150000.3.82.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6170nvdMitigationThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7519nvd
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-253495.htmlnvd
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/941nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00014.htmlnvd
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