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Moderate: libxml2 security update. {"type": "TYPE_SECURITY", "shortCode": "RL", "name": "RLSA-2026:11349", "synopsis": "Moderate: libxml2 security update", "severity": "SEVERITY_MODERATE", "topic": "An update is available for libxml2.\nThis update affects Rocky Linux 8.\nA Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE list", "description": "The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* libxslt: libxml2: Inifinite recursion at exsltDynMapFunction function in libexslt/dynamic.c (CVE-2025-9714)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.", "solution": null, "affectedProducts": ["Rocky Linux 8"], "fixes": [{"ticket": "2392605", "sourceBy": "Red Hat", "sourceLink": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2392605", "description": ""}], "cves": [{"name": "CVE-2025-9714", "sourceBy": "MITRE", "sourceLink": "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-9714", "cvss3ScoringVector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "cvss3BaseScore": "6.2", "cwe": "CWE-606"}], "references": [], "publishedAt": "2026-04-29T06:00:44.573482Z", "rpms": {"Rocky Linux 8": {"nvras": ["libxml2-0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.4.aarch64.rpm", "libxml2-0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.4.i686.rpm", "libxml2-0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.4.src.rpm", "libxml2-0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.4.x86_64.rpm", "libxml2-debuginfo-0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.4.aarch64.rpm", "libxml2-debuginfo-0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.4.i686.rpm", "libxml2-debuginfo-0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.4.x86_64.rpm", "libxml2-debugsource-0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.4.aarch64.rpm", "libxml2-debugsource-0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.4.i686.rpm", "libxml2-debugsource-0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.4.x86_64.rpm", "libxml2-devel-0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.4.aarch64.rpm", "libxml2-devel-0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.4.i686.rpm", "libxml2-devel-0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.4.x86_64.rpm","python3-libxml2-0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.4.aarch64.rpm", "python3-libxml2-0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.4.x86_64.rpm", "python3-libxml2-debuginfo-0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.4.aarch64.rpm", "python3-libxml2-debuginfo-0:2.9.7-21.el8_10.4.x86_64.rpm"]}}, "rebootSuggested": false, "buildReferences": []}. Update for libxml2 on Rocky Linux addresses a moderate security issue with the potential for infinite recursion. Recommended patch.. libxml2 security update, moderate security issue Rocky Linux, libxml2 infinite recursion. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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