Nokogiri patches vendored libxml2 to resolve multiple CVEs
Date: 2025-07
Affected: rubygems/nokogiri
Attack vector: dos
Category: vulnerability-disclosure
Severity: Critical

## Summary Nokogiri v1.18.9 patches the vendored libxml2 to address CVE-2025-6021, CVE-2025-6170, CVE-2025-49794, CVE-2025-49795, and CVE-2025-49796. ## Impact and severity ### CVE-2025-6021 A flaw was found in libxml2's xmlBuildQName function, where integer overflows in buffer size calculations can lead to a stack-based buffer overflow. This issue can result in memory corruption or a denial of service when processing crafted input. NVD claims a severity of 7.5 High (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) Fixed by applying https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/17d950ae ### CVE-2025-6170 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. NVD claims a severity of 2.5 Low (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L) Fixed by applying https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/5e9ec5c1 ### CVE-2025-49794 A use-after-free vulnerability was found in libxml2. This issue occurs when parsing XPath elements under certain circumstances when the XML schematron has the <sch:name path="..."/> schema elements. This flaw allows a malicious actor to craft a malicious XML document used as input for libxml, resulting in the program's crash using libxml or other possible undefined beh


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