Use-After-Free Vulnerability in libxslt Affecting GNOME Products
CVE-2025-10911

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 September 2025

What is CVE-2025-10911?

A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in libxslt, which occurs while parsing XSL nodes. This flaw can lead to the dereference of expired pointers, potentially resulting in application crashes. It highlights a critical area for improvement in handling memory management within the library to ensure robust and secure functionality.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-10911
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2397838
issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxslt/-/issues/144

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-10911 : Use-After-Free Vulnerability in libxslt Affecting GNOME Products