Libxml2 Security Update — AlmaLinux 9 (ALSA-2026:39317)
This is a security release for AlmaLinux 9. Update the product on every affected server to the patched release — there is no workaround, and unpatched servers remain exposed until updated.
Fix Commands
EL8+ (AlmaLinux/CloudLinux/Rocky)
sudo dnf updateWhat this means under a SharedLicense license
Your SharedLicense license itself is not affected — this is a change in AlmaLinux 9 software, not in licensing. Update the product through its standard update channel. Licenses keep working through updates; nothing needs re-issuing or re-activating.
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, acknowledgme…
Type:
security
Severity:
low
Release date:
2026-07-15
Description:
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.
References:
Updated packages listed below:
| Architecture | Package | Checksum |
| aarch64 | libxml2-2.9.13-14.el9_8.2.aarch64.rpm | 57446c3eb8023edae8ab1b8688a539593c1e80fa29eccc036d52996378fedef0 |
| aarch64 | libxml2-devel-2.9.13-14.el9_8.2.aarch64.rpm | 66a13b38a0809118a0d55c89e12d79f18940655077e38eaab5eb3d3d15699a5d |
| aarch64 | python3-libxml2-2.9.13-14.el9_8.2.aarch64.rpm | f7bce88ef4919d5d3f6d42c7f3ebd35b731b3c6f3e21915ee27034c19a953364 |
| i686 | libxml2-devel-2.9.13-14.el9_8.2.i686.rpm | b552a9839eec6e7ab22e73831009ab76353fb03941f3728e77f720ba3b2e5125 |
| i686 | libxml2-2.9.13-14.el9_8.2.i686.rpm | eb211876c4ce5d7abc161a50418c9b7224c181b339a7746ef49ec154e276ea38 |
| ppc64le | libxml2-2.9.13-14.el9_8.2.ppc64le.rpm | 104add6b46962cb06dec4f9ab563316e3e83ccbf69918b45e0ec0109ecdfae79 |
| ppc64le | python3-libxml2-2.9.13-14.el9_8.2.ppc64le.rpm | 7a268447533784aaf96f5b5369409d8a37752479a4fb54f122c837eeb8803bc6 |
| ppc64le | libxml2-devel-2.9.13-14.el9_8.2.ppc64le.rpm | aeacf7871f85b39cf55615c7a5d9beaafed0fb1a27cc014cffe384fca31de290 |
| s390x | libxml2-devel-2.9.13-14.el9_8.2.s390x.rpm | 25586c8e9598a42a1fd7846b72fd72d7e485b8df64ba6e5e82be3722f89a72e7 |
| s390x | python3-libxml2-2.9.13-14.el9_8.2.s390x.rpm | 3ae2a21bda8326ccf213868daa4de4089f3c994e5eacd6e2b51bb82c5d0cfc73 |
| s390x | libxml2-2.9.13-14.el9_8.2.s390x.rpm | 8199994954f2663ca149bc150e55f1dd721a5fd65f6bf92dfe5ec13e7374c989 |
| x86_64 | libxml2-devel-2.9.13-14.el9_8.2.x86_64.rpm | 156d0b4a84e030549cb3b4d05da02e15f889c6c8dc024fd8cd71c994475ddad6 |
| x86_64 | python3-libxml2-2.9.13-14.el9_8.2.x86_64.rpm | 5a2ca97dfc0676e595ac7c786b69c6fe6ec9d4855ac30151b3d0e5c59007c40d |
| x86_64 | libxml2-2.9.13-14.el9_8.2.x86_64.rpm | 64e185714f959c92350ae352e548f99842c4bb8394c657a22cf76d7934c0a80f |
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.
References
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