CVE-2022-23308
valid.c in libxml2 before 2.9.13 has a use-after-free of ID and IDREF attributes.
02 Description
valid.c in libxml2 before 2.9.13 has a use-after-free of ID and IDREF attributes.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 5.12% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-14.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2022-02-26 00:00Z4 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-14 15:48Z14 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-01-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416Use After FreeVariant
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 4db6d0b936477155bbd9a64a6cb9ba91ac87f5cd8bd86f2f560d221acc5502b2
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-050c712ed7https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LA3MWWAYZADWJ5F6JOUBX65UZAMQB7RF/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20220408 [SECURITY] [DLA 2972-1] libxml2 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
- seclists.org20220516 APPLE-SA-2022-05-16-4 Security Update 2022-004 Catalinahttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/33
- seclists.org20220516 APPLE-SA-2022-05-16-6 tvOS 15.5http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/37
- seclists.org20220516 APPLE-SA-2022-05-16-3 macOS Big Sur 11.6.6http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35
- seclists.org20220516 APPLE-SA-2022-05-16-2 macOS Monterey 12.4http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/38
- seclists.org20220516 APPLE-SA-2022-05-16-5 watchOS 8.6http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/36
- seclists.org20220516 APPLE-SA-2022-05-16-1 iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/34
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213257
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213255
- gitlab.gnome.orghttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/blob/v2.9.13/NEWS
- github.comhttps://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/652dd12a858989b14eed4e84e453059cd3ba340e
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220331-0008/
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213253
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213258
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213254
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202210-03https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-03
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-419740.html
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-942865.html
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- libxml2-devel Fixed in 2.9.7-12.el8_5
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Arch Linux
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.14-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- libxml2-devel Fixed in 2.9.7-12.el8_5
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.13+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.13+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.13+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.5
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13+esm3Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.7+esm2Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.