Double Free Affecting libxml2-2-32bit package, versions <2.9.7-150000.3.51.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-LIBXML2232BIT-3104948
  • published5 Nov 2022
  • disclosed4 Nov 2022

Introduced: 4 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-40304  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 libxml2-2-32bit to version 2.9.7-150000.3.51.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2-2-32bit package and not the libxml2-2-32bit package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.2 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.

CVSS Scores

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