Use After Free Affecting python3-libxml2-python package, versions <2.9.7-3.40.1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-SLES151-PYTHON3LIBXML2PYTHON-2639747
- published 14 Apr 2022
- disclosed 10 Mar 2022
Introduced: 10 Mar 2022
CVE-2022-23308 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade SLES:15.1 python3-libxml2-python to version 2.9.7-3.40.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-libxml2-python package and not the python3-libxml2-python package as distributed by SLES.
See How to fix? for SLES:15.1 relevant fixed versions and status.
valid.c in libxml2 before 2.9.13 has a use-after-free of ID and IDREF attributes.
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23308.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1196490
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1199098
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1202688
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/blob/v2.9.13/NEWS
- https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/652dd12a858989b14eed4e84e453059cd3ba340e
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LA3MWWAYZADWJ5F6JOUBX65UZAMQB7RF/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220331-0008/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213253
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213255
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213257
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213258
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213254
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/33
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/34
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/37
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/36
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/38
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-03
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LA3MWWAYZADWJ5F6JOUBX65UZAMQB7RF/
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