Double Free Affecting libxml2 package, versions <0:2.9.7-15.el8_7.1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Availability
High
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-LIBXML2-3057674
- published 20 Oct 2022
- disclosed 14 Oct 2022
Introduced: 14 Oct 2022
CVE-2022-40304 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8
libxml2
to version 0:2.9.7-15.el8_7.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2
package and not the libxml2
package as distributed by Centos:8
.
See How to fix?
for Centos:8
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.