CVE-2021-3516

Public on 2021-06-01
Modified on 2023-04-26
Description
There's a flaw in libxml2's xmllint. 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.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
HAQM Linux 1 libxml2 2023-04-27 ALAS-2023-1743 Fixed
HAQM Linux 2 - Core libxml2 2021-07-01 ALAS2-2021-1677 Fixed
HAQM Linux 2023 libxml2 Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
HAQM Linux CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H