CVE-2025-49796: libxml: Type confusion leads to Denial of service (DoS)

Severity: Critical

CVSS Score: 9.1

A vulnerability was found in libxml2. Processing certain sch:name elements from the input XML file can trigger a memory corruption issue. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious XML input file that can lead libxml to crash, resulting in a denial of service or other possible undefined behavior due to sensitive data being corrupted in memory.