CVE-2021-3518

libxml2: Use-after-free in xmlXIncludeDoProcess() in xinclude.c

Published May 18, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 21.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
There's a flaw in libxml2 in versions before 2.9.11. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by an application linked with libxml2 could trigger a use-after-free. The greatest impact from this flaw is to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2653-1 libxml2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-5279 There's a flaw in libxml2 in versions before 2.9.11. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by an application linked with libxml2 could trigger a use-after-free. The greatest impact from this flaw is to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-v4f8-2847-rwm7 Nokogiri Implements libxml2 version vulnerable to use-after-free
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4991-1 libxml2 vulnerabilities