Use After Free Affecting libxml2-devel package, versions <0:2.9.1-6.el7.4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.27% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-LIBXML2DEVEL-2164098
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed20 Jul 2016

Introduced: 20 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-5131  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 libxml2-devel to version 0:2.9.1-6.el7.4 or higher.

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 Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 through 2.9.4, as used in Google Chrome before 52.0.2743.82, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the XPointer range-to function.