vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2022-29824: ELSA-2022-5250: libxml2 security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | May 3, 2022 | Jul 2, 2022 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 3, 2022
Added
Jul 2, 2022
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
Description
In libxml2 before 2.9.14, several buffer handling functions in buf.c (xmlBuf*) and tree.c (xmlBuffer*) don't check for integer overflows. This can result in out-of-bounds memory writes. Exploitation requires a victim to open a crafted, multi-gigabyte XML file. Other software using libxml2's buffer functions, for example libxslt through 1.1.35, is affected as well.
A flaw was found in the libxml2 library in functions used to manipulate the xmlBuf and the xmlBuffer types. A substantial input causes values to calculate buffer sizes to overflow, resulting in an out-of-bounds write.
A flaw was found in the libxml2 library in functions used to manipulate the xmlBuf and the xmlBuffer types. A substantial input causes values to calculate buffer sizes to overflow, resulting in an out-of-bounds write.
Solutions
oracle-linux-upgrade-libxml2oracle-linux-upgrade-libxml2-develoracle-linux-upgrade-python3-libxml2
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