A flaw was found in the libxslt library. The same memory field, psvi, is used for both stylesheet and input data, which can lead to type confusion during XML transformations. This vulnerability allows an attacker to crash the application or corrupt memory. In some cases, it may lead to denial of service or unexpected behavior.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4309-1 libxslt security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5979-1 libxslt security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-20995 A flaw was found in the libxslt library. The same memory field, psvi, is used for both stylesheet and input data, which can lead to type confusion during XML transformations. This vulnerability allows an attacker to crash the application or corrupt memory. In some cases, it may lead to denial of service or unexpected behavior.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7945-1 Libxslt vulnerability
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Solution

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Workaround

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

History

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:30:00 +0900

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Wed, 05 Nov 2025 07:30:00 +0900

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Thu, 28 Aug 2025 03:15:00 +0900

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First Time appeared Redhat openshift Container Platform
Xmlsoft
Xmlsoft libxslt
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxslt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Redhat openshift Container Platform
Xmlsoft
Xmlsoft libxslt

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 22:45:00 +0900

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00015}

epss

{'score': 0.0002}


Fri, 11 Jul 2025 22:45:00 +0900

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00015}


Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:15:00 +0900

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 10 Jul 2025 23:15:00 +0900

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Description No description is available for this CVE. A flaw was found in the libxslt library. The same memory field, psvi, is used for both stylesheet and input data, which can lead to type confusion during XML transformations. This vulnerability allows an attacker to crash the application or corrupt memory. In some cases, it may lead to denial of service or unexpected behavior.
Title libxslt: Type confusion in xmlNode.psvi between stylesheet and source nodes Libxslt: type confusion in xmlnode.psvi between stylesheet and source nodes
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
References

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 21:30:00 +0900

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Description No description is available for this CVE.
Title libxslt: Type confusion in xmlNode.psvi between stylesheet and source nodes
Weaknesses CWE-843
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-21T13:03:16.082Z

Reserved: 2025-07-10T08:43:48.349Z

Link: CVE-2025-7424

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-04T21:14:54.140Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-07-10T14:15:27.573

Modified: 2026-01-21T14:16:06.363

Link: CVE-2025-7424

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2025-07-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-7424 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses