CVE-2025-8732 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2025-8732: A vulnerability was found in libxml2 up to 2.14.5. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function xmlParseSGMLCatalog of the component xmlcatalog. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled recursion. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the

Affects 1 Linux release across 1 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2025-8732 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libxml2→ fixed in2.9.10+dfsg-6.7+deb11u10urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libxml2
```

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