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Oracle Linux 7: ELSA-2025-12240 libxml2 Important Security Update

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Calendar Grey August 15, 2025
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Oracle Linux Security Bulletin ELSA-2025-12240 outlines significant enhancements for mitigating critical vulnerabilities identified in libxml2.
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 7 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[2.9.1-6.0.7.6] - Fix CVE-2025-6021, CVE-2025-32414, CVE-2025-49794, CVE-2025-49796 - [Orabug: 38255814]

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue important updates libxml2 Oracle

SRPMs

http://oss.oracle.com/ol7/SRPMS-updates/libxml2-2.9.1-6.0.7.el7_9.6.src.rpm

x86_64

libxml2-2.9.1-6.0.7.el7_9.6.i686.rpm libxml2-2.9.1-6.0.7.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.0.7.el7_9.6.i686.rpm libxml2-devel-2.9.1-6.0.7.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm libxml2-python-2.9.1-6.0.7.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.0.7.el7_9.6.i686.rpm libxml2-static-2.9.1-6.0.7.el7_9.6.x86_64.rpm

aarch64

Severity
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Related CVEs: CVE-2025-6021 CVE-2025-32414 CVE-2025-49794 CVE-2025-49796

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue important updates libxml2 Oracle

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