Use After Free Affecting libxml2-devel package, versions <0:2.9.7-12.el8_5


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.01% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-LIBXML2DEVEL-5610727
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed15 Mar 2022

Introduced: 15 Mar 2022

CVE-2022-23308  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 libxml2-devel to version 0:2.9.7-12.el8_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2022:0899.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2-devel package and not the libxml2-devel package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

valid.c in libxml2 before 2.9.13 has a use-after-free of ID and IDREF attributes.

CVSS Base Scores

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