diff --git a/package/libxml2/0001-tree-Fix-integer-overflow-in-xmlBuildQName.patch b/package/libxml2/0001-tree-Fix-integer-overflow-in-xmlBuildQName.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..962e1e091f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/libxml2/0001-tree-Fix-integer-overflow-in-xmlBuildQName.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+From 719cfb3f3893c7f8fada2ad71fabb68c5fe953bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Nick Wellnhofer <wellnhofer@aevum.de>
+Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 12:53:17 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] tree: Fix integer overflow in xmlBuildQName
+
+This issue affects memory safety and might receive a CVE ID later.
+
+Fixes #926.
+
+Signed-off-by: Tim Soubry <tim.soubry@mind.be>
+Upstream: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/ad346c9a249c4b380bf73c460ad3e81135c5d781
+CVE: CVE-2025-6021
+[tim: include needed stdint header]
+---
+ tree.c | 11 +++++++----
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/tree.c b/tree.c
+index f097cf87..53385568 100644
+--- a/tree.c
++++ b/tree.c
+@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
+ #include <limits.h>
+ #include <ctype.h>
+ #include <stdlib.h>
++#include <stdint.h>
+ 
+ #ifdef LIBXML_ZLIB_ENABLED
+ #include <zlib.h>
+@@ -167,10 +168,10 @@ xmlGetParameterEntityFromDtd(const xmlDtd *dtd, const xmlChar *name) {
+ xmlChar *
+ xmlBuildQName(const xmlChar *ncname, const xmlChar *prefix,
+ 	      xmlChar *memory, int len) {
+-    int lenn, lenp;
++    size_t lenn, lenp;
+     xmlChar *ret;
+ 
+-    if (ncname == NULL) return(NULL);
++    if ((ncname == NULL) || (len < 0)) return(NULL);
+     if (prefix == NULL) return((xmlChar *) ncname);
+ 
+ #ifdef FUZZING_BUILD_MODE_UNSAFE_FOR_PRODUCTION
+@@ -181,9 +182,11 @@ xmlBuildQName(const xmlChar *ncname, const xmlChar *prefix,
+ 
+     lenn = strlen((char *) ncname);
+     lenp = strlen((char *) prefix);
++    if (lenn >= SIZE_MAX - lenp - 1)
++        return(NULL);
+ 
+-    if ((memory == NULL) || (len < lenn + lenp + 2)) {
+-	ret = (xmlChar *) xmlMallocAtomic(lenn + lenp + 2);
++    if ((memory == NULL) || ((size_t) len < lenn + lenp + 2)) {
++	ret = xmlMalloc(lenn + lenp + 2);
+ 	if (ret == NULL)
+ 	    return(NULL);
+     } else {
+-- 
+2.39.5
+
diff --git a/package/libxml2/libxml2.mk b/package/libxml2/libxml2.mk
index 789c6a297e..f8651e726b 100644
--- a/package/libxml2/libxml2.mk
+++ b/package/libxml2/libxml2.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ LIBXML2_LICENSE_FILES = Copyright
 LIBXML2_CPE_ID_VENDOR = xmlsoft
 LIBXML2_CONFIG_SCRIPTS = xml2-config
 
+#0001-tree-Fix-integer-overflow-in-xmlBuildQName.patch
+LIBXML2_IGNORE_CVES += CVE-2025-6021
+
 # relocation truncated to fit: R_68K_GOT16O
 ifeq ($(BR2_m68k_cf),y)
 LIBXML2_CONF_ENV += CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -mxgot"