Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10: Expired Pointer Dereference
CVE-2025-49794 is a critical-severity expired pointer dereference vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 from Red Hat, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.87% chance of exploitation within 30 days, higher than 59% of scored CVEs.
Critical severity: a successful attack would have severe impact.
What to do
- Update RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 to V2.17.1 or a later version.
- Update RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE to V2.17.1 or a later version.
- Update RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 to V2.17.1 or a later version.
- Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.
Affected products and versions
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE; 21 further products are omitted here. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- NoneNo account or login is needed.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- NoneNo data is disclosed.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (redhat.com).
Official description
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 behaviors.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Expired Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that contains a location for memory that was previously valid, but is no longer valid.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Choose a language that provides automatic memory management.
- When freeing pointers, be sure to set them to NULL once they are freed. However, the utilization of multiple or complex data structures may lower the usefulness of this strategy.
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: yes, technical impact: partial).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Other references
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10630
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10698
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10699
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11580
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12098
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12099
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12199
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12237
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12239
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12240
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:12241
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:13335
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15397
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15827
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15828
Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- 8.8 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 7.9 High severity
- 7.3 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
Recent Expired Pointer Dereference vulnerabilities
- 7.5 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 7.5 High severity
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