CVE-2025-7425
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-07-10
Last updated on: 2026-04-30
Assigner: Red Hat, Inc.
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| redhat | openshift | * |
| redhat | libxml2 | * |
| redhat | libxslt | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-416 | The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in libxslt involves improper modification of the attribute type, atype, and flags, which corrupts internal memory management. Specifically, when XSLT functions like key() produce tree fragments, this corruption prevents proper cleanup of ID attributes, potentially leading to access of freed memory, crashes, or heap corruption triggered by attackers.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can cause system crashes or allow attackers to trigger heap corruption by accessing freed memory. This can lead to denial of service or potentially other impacts depending on the context in which libxslt is used.