Use After Free Affecting libxml2 package, versions <0:2.9.7-18.el8_10.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-LIBXML2-8864492
  • published28 Feb 2025
  • disclosed26 Jan 2025

Introduced: 26 Jan 2025

CVE-2022-49043  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 libxml2 to version 0:2.9.7-18.el8_10.2 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.

xmlXIncludeAddNode in xinclude.c in libxml2 before 2.11.0 has a use-after-free.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1