vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-40304: Security patch for libxml2 (ALAS-2023-1743)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 22, 2022 | May 4, 2023 | May 21, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 22, 2022
Added
May 4, 2023
Modified
May 21, 2025
Description
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.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-libxml2
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