NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libxml2 package, versions <0:2.9.7-16.el8_8.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.12% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-LIBXML2-5838148
  • published 3 Aug 2023
  • disclosed 24 Apr 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 libxml2 to version 0:2.9.7-16.el8_8.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-4529.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2 package and not the libxml2 package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle: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.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

5.9 medium
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Red Hat

5.9 medium