Use After Free Affecting libxml2 package, versions <0:2.9.7-9.el8_4.2
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.15% (51st
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-LIBXML2-2111872
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 21 Apr 2021
Introduced: 21 Apr 2021
CVE-2021-3516 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Centos:8
libxml2
to version 0:2.9.7-9.el8_4.2 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.
There's a flaw in libxml2's xmllint in versions before 2.9.11. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by xmllint could trigger a use-after-free. The greatest impact of this flaw is to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
References
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210716-0005/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3516
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BZOMV5J4PMZAORVT64BKLV6YIZAFDGX6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QVM4UJ3376I6ZVOYMHBNX4GY3NIV52WV/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-05
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1954225
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/1358d157d0bd83be1dfe356a69213df9fac0b539
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/230
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00008.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:2569
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BZOMV5J4PMZAORVT64BKLV6YIZAFDGX6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QVM4UJ3376I6ZVOYMHBNX4GY3NIV52WV/