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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3516
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 trigg...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
libxml2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.10+dfsg-6.6"}]}]
Debian:13
libxml2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.10+dfsg-6.6"}]}]
Debian:14
libxml2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.10+dfsg-6.6"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org