Double Free Affecting libxml2-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBXML2DEBUGINFO-3367545
  • published22 Mar 2023
  • disclosed23 Nov 2022

Introduced: 23 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-40304  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libxml2-debuginfo to version 0:2.9.1-6.amzn2.5.7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-1996.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2-debuginfo package and not the libxml2-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.10.3. Certain invalid XML entity definitions can corrupt a hash table key, potentially leading to subsequent logic errors. In one case, a double-free can be provoked.

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