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2.5Low CVE-2025-6170 Redhat

A flaw was found in the interactive shell of the xmllint command-line tool, used for parsing XML files.

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.

What happened

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.

Does it affect you

Not enough information

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What to do

  • Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
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Vendor's affected list

rhel
Exactly 6.0

Sources

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