usn-5324-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2022-03-14 11:01
Modified
2026-04-22 07:37
Summary
libxml2 vulnerability
Details
It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files. An attacker could use this issue to cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"database_specific": {
"cves_map": {
"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2022-23308",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libxml2",
"binary_version": "2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libxml2-utils",
"binary_version": "2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "python-libxml2",
"binary_version": "2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "python3-libxml2",
"binary_version": "2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.5"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
"name": "libxml2",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxml2@2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.5?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.5"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"2.9.4+dfsg1-4ubuntu1",
"2.9.4+dfsg1-5ubuntu1",
"2.9.4+dfsg1-5ubuntu2",
"2.9.4+dfsg1-5.1ubuntu1",
"2.9.4+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu1",
"2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1",
"2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.2",
"2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.3",
"2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.4"
]
},
{
"database_specific": {
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{
"id": "CVE-2022-23308",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libxml2",
"binary_version": "2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libxml2-utils",
"binary_version": "2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "python-libxml2",
"binary_version": "2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "python3-libxml2",
"binary_version": "2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
"name": "libxml2",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxml2@2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.2?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"2.9.4+dfsg1-7ubuntu3",
"2.9.4+dfsg1-7ubuntu5",
"2.9.4+dfsg1-8ubuntu1",
"2.9.4+dfsg1-8ubuntu2",
"2.9.4+dfsg1-8ubuntu3",
"2.9.10+dfsg-1ubuntu3",
"2.9.10+dfsg-4build1",
"2.9.10+dfsg-5",
"2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files. An\nattacker could use this issue to cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a\ndenial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.\n",
"id": "USN-5324-1",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:01Z",
"published": "2022-03-14T11:01:02Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5324-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23308"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "libxml2 vulnerability",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23308"
]
}
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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