RHSA-2026:79119 — Security Advisory

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 Low. 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.

The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards.

Security Fix(es):

• libxml2: Stack Buffer Overflow in xmllint Interactive Shell Command Handling (CVE-2025-6170)

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.