CVE-2025-6170 LOW

CVE-2025-6170: Libxml2: stack buffer overflow in xmllint interactive shell command handling

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Weakness CWE-121
Published June 16, 2025
Last update June 2, 2026

CVSS base score

2.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 16, 2025 CVE published
June 2, 2026 Record updated