diff --git a/backport-CVE-2025-32414.patch b/backport-CVE-2025-32414.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bd49a31872a77a30b8368e87f5e56a53c639ca3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backport-CVE-2025-32414.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+From: Maks Verver <maks@verver.ch>
+Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2025 13:13:55 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 2/2] [CVE-2025-32414] python: Read at most len/4 characters.
+
+Fixes #889 by reserving space in the buffer for UTF-8 encoding of text.
+
+Index: libxml2-2.9.10+dfsg/python/libxml.c
+===================================================================
+--- libxml2-2.9.10+dfsg.orig/python/libxml.c	2025-04-28 12:34:16.797639445 +0200
++++ libxml2-2.9.10+dfsg/python/libxml.c	2025-04-28 12:34:16.793639446 +0200
+@@ -286,7 +286,9 @@
+ #endif
+     file = (PyObject *) context;
+     if (file == NULL) return(-1);
+-    ret = PyEval_CallMethod(file, (char *) "read", (char *) "(i)", len);
++    /* When read() returns a string, the length is in characters not bytes, so
++       request at most len / 4 characters to leave space for UTF-8 encoding. */
++    ret = PyEval_CallMethod(file, (char *) "read", (char *) "(i)", len / 4);
+     if (ret == NULL) {
+ 	printf("xmlPythonFileReadRaw: result is NULL\n");
+ 	return(-1);
+@@ -321,10 +323,12 @@
+ 	Py_DECREF(ret);
+ 	return(-1);
+     }
+-    if (lenread > len)
+-	memcpy(buffer, data, len);
+-    else
+-	memcpy(buffer, data, lenread);
++    if (lenread < 0 || lenread > len) {
++	printf("xmlPythonFileReadRaw: invalid lenread\n");
++	Py_DECREF(ret);
++	return(-1);
++    }
++    memcpy(buffer, data, lenread);
+     Py_DECREF(ret);
+     return(lenread);
+ }
+@@ -351,7 +355,9 @@
+ #endif
+     file = (PyObject *) context;
+     if (file == NULL) return(-1);
+-    ret = PyEval_CallMethod(file, (char *) "io_read", (char *) "(i)", len);
++    /* When read() returns a string, the length is in characters not bytes, so
++       request at most len / 4 characters to leave space for UTF-8 encoding. */
++    ret = PyEval_CallMethod(file, (char *) "io_read", (char *) "(i)", len / 4);
+     if (ret == NULL) {
+ 	printf("xmlPythonFileRead: result is NULL\n");
+ 	return(-1);
+@@ -386,10 +392,12 @@
+ 	Py_DECREF(ret);
+ 	return(-1);
+     }
+-    if (lenread > len)
+-	memcpy(buffer, data, len);
+-    else
+-	memcpy(buffer, data, lenread);
++    if (lenread < 0 || lenread > len) {
++	printf("xmlPythonFileRead: invalid lenread\n");
++	Py_DECREF(ret);
++	return(-1);
++    }
++    memcpy(buffer, data, lenread);
+     Py_DECREF(ret);
+     return(lenread);
+ }
diff --git a/libxml2.spec b/libxml2.spec
index f2be35ad7c2b3001a51458fb4683785dabe6db26..a95cf4cddbb0b262c64e464e07caa7d0311943a6 100644
--- a/libxml2.spec
+++ b/libxml2.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Library providing XML and HTML support
 Name: libxml2
 Version: 2.9.14
-Release: 16
+Release: 17
 License: MIT
 Group: Development/Libraries
 Source: https://download.gnome.org/sources/%{name}/2.9/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ Patch6174:  backport-CVE-2024-56171.patch
 Patch6175:  backport-CVE-2025-24928.patch
 Patch6176:  backport-CVE-2025-27113.patch
 Patch6177:  backport-CVE-2025-32415.patch
+Patch6178:  backport-CVE-2025-32414.patch
 
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
 BuildRequires: python3-devel
@@ -353,6 +354,12 @@ rm -fr %{buildroot}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed May 14 2025 Funda Wang <fundawang@yeah.net> - 2.9.14-17
+- Type:CVE
+- CVE:CVE-2025-32414
+- SUG:NA
+- DESC: fix CVE-2025-32414
+
 * Fri Apr 18 2025 Funda Wang <fundawang@yeah.net> - 2.9.14-16
 - Type:CVE
 - CVE:CVE-2025-32415