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01 Record

CVE-2022-23308

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

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score7.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
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
Data version
5.2
Document digest
4db6d0b936477155bbd9a64a6cb9ba91ac87f5cd8bd86f2f560d221acc5502b2

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
appleipadosNot specified—
appleiphone_osNot specified—
applemac_os_xNot specified—
applemacosNot specified—
appletvosNot specified—
applewatchosNot specified—
debiandebian_linuxNot specified—
fedoraprojectfedoraNot specified—
netappactive_iq_unified_managerNot specified—
netappbootstrap_osNot specified—
netappclustered_data_ontapNot specified—
netapph300eNot specified—
netapph300e_firmwareNot specified—
netapph300sNot specified—
netapph300s_firmwareNot specified—
netapph410cNot specified—
netapph410c_firmwareNot specified—
netapph410sNot specified—
netapph410s_firmwareNot specified—
netapph500eNot specified—
netapph500e_firmwareNot specified—
netapph500sNot specified—
netapph500s_firmwareNot specified—
netapph700eNot specified—
netapph700e_firmwareNot specified—
netapph700sNot specified—
netapph700s_firmwareNot specified—
netapphci_compute_nodeNot specified—
netappsmi-s_providerNot specified—
netappsnapdriveNot specified—
netappsnapmanagerNot specified—
netappsolidfire_&_hci_management_nodeNot specified—
oraclemysql_workbenchNot specified—
oraclezfs_storage_appliance_kitNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatjboss_core_servicesNot specified—
xmlsoftlibxml2Not specified—

06 References

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+esm3
    Available 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+esm2
    Available 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.