Use After Free Affecting libxml2-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.9.1-6.4.40.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.14% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-LIBXML2DEBUGINFO-1724027
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed28 Aug 2018

Introduced: 28 Aug 2018

CVE-2017-15412  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 libxml2-debuginfo to version 0:2.9.1-6.4.40.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2020-1415.

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:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use after free in libxml2 before 2.9.5, as used in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 and other products, allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.