RHSA-2026:14858 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: libxml2 security update
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · May 8, 2026
Updated · October 9, 2026
Topic
An update for libxml2 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.
Security Fix(es):
- libxslt: libxml2: Inifinite recursion at exsltDynMapFunction function in libexslt/dynamic.c (CVE-2025-9714)
For 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.