Improper Input Validation Affecting libxml2 package, versions <0:2.9.7-16.el8_8.1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.1% (40th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-LIBXML2-5419337
- published 12 Apr 2023
- disclosed 11 Apr 2023
Introduced: 11 Apr 2023
CVE-2023-28484 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8
libxml2
to version 0:2.9.7-16.el8_8.1 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
.
See How to fix?
for Centos:8
relevant fixed versions and status.
In libxml2 before 2.10.4, parsing of certain invalid XSD schemas can lead to a NULL pointer dereference and subsequently a segfault. This occurs in xmlSchemaFixupComplexType in xmlschemas.c.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28484
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/491
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases/v2.10.4
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00031.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230601-0006/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240201-0005/