CVE-2022-23308

Description

valid.c in libxml2 before 2.9.13 has a use-after-free of ID and IDREF attributes.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LA3MWWAYZADWJ5F6JOUBX65UZAMQB7RF/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/33 third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/37 third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35 third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/38 third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/36 third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/34 third party advisory mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html third party advisory patch
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213257 third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256 third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213255 third party advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/blob/v2.9.13/NEWS third party advisory release notes
https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/652dd12a858989b14eed4e84e453059cd3ba340e third party advisory patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220331-0008/ third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213253 third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213258 third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213254 third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-03 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-23308?
CVE-2022-23308 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-23308?
To fix CVE-2022-23308, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-23308 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-23308 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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