high
8.1
CWE
416 20 119 190 362
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2022-23308: Use After Free

First published: Sun Feb 20 2022(Updated: )

A flaw was found in libxml2. A call to the xmlGetID function can return a pointer already freed when parsing an XML document with the XML_PARSE_DTDVALID option and without the XML_PARSE_NOENT option, resulting in a use-after-free issue.

Credit: CVE-2022-23308 Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) MicrosoftJonathan Bar Or MicrosoftZhipeng Huo @R3dF09 Tencent Security Xuanwu LabYuebin Sun @yuebinsun2020 Tencent Security Xuanwu LabMax Shavrick @_mxms the Google Security TeamZubair Ashraf CrowdstrikeCVE-2022-0778 Mickey Jin @patch1t @gorelics an anonymous researcher Linus Henze Pinauten GmbHPeter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng STAR LabsFelix Poulin-Belanger Antonio Cheong Yu Xuan YCISCQArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) CVE-2021-4136 CVE-2021-4166 CVE-2021-4173 CVE-2021-4187 CVE-2021-4192 CVE-2021-4193 CVE-2021-46059 CVE-2022-0128 Heige KnownSec 404 TeamBo Qu Palo Alto NetworksScarlet Raine Wang Yu CyberservalCVE-2022-0530 Tavis Ormandy CVE-2021-45444 Liu Long Ant Security LightJack Dates RET2 Systems IncAntonio Zekic @antoniozekic Jeonghoon Shin Theori working with Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativePeter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng @peternguyen14 STAR LabsNed Williamson Google Project Zero @gorelics BreakPoint BreakPointRon Masas BreakPointWojciech Reguła @_r3ggi SecuRingYonghwi Jin @jinmo123 TheoriLockheed Martin Red Team Jeremy Brown Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeQi Sun Trend MicroYe Zhang @co0py_Cat Baidu SecurityRobert Ai Trend MicroCVE-2021-44224 CVE-2021-44790 CVE-2022-22719 CVE-2022-22720 CVE-2022-22721 Paul Walker BuryNathaniel Ekoniak Ennate TechnologiesGergely Kalman @gergely_kalman Mandiant MandiantJoshua Mason MandiantRon Waisberg SecuRingan anonymous researcher SecuRing Perception PointRon Hass @ronhass7 Perception Pointryuzaki Chijin Zhou ShuiMuYuLin LtdTsinghua wingtecher lab Jeonghoon Shin TheoriSorryMybad @S0rryMybad Kunlun LabDongzhuo Zhao ADLab of VenustechABC Research s.r.o Jon Thompson EvolveIA) actae0n Blacksun Hackers Club working with Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeAndrew Williams GoogleAvi Drissman Googlechenyuwang @mzzzz__ Tencent Security Xuanwu LabJordy Zomer @pwningsystems cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-apr-util<0:1.6.1-91.el8
0:1.6.1-91.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-curl<0:7.78.0-3.el8
0:7.78.0-3.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-httpd<0:2.4.37-80.el8
0:2.4.37-80.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-nghttp2<0:1.39.2-41.el8
0:1.39.2-41.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl<1:1.1.1g-11.el8
1:1.1.1g-11.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl-chil<0:1.0.0-11.el8
0:1.0.0-11.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl-pkcs11<0:0.4.10-26.el8
0:0.4.10-26.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-apr-util<0:1.6.1-91.jbcs.el7
0:1.6.1-91.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-curl<0:7.78.0-3.jbcs.el7
0:7.78.0-3.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-httpd<0:2.4.37-80.jbcs.el7
0:2.4.37-80.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-nghttp2<0:1.39.2-41.jbcs.el7
0:1.39.2-41.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl<1:1.1.1g-11.jbcs.el7
1:1.1.1g-11.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl-chil<0:1.0.0-11.jbcs.el7
0:1.0.0-11.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl-pkcs11<0:0.4.10-26.jbcs.el7
0:0.4.10-26.jbcs.el7
redhat/libxml2<0:2.9.7-12.el8_5
0:2.9.7-12.el8_5
redhat/libxml2<2.9.13
2.9.13
Apple macOS Monterey<12.4
12.4
Apple macOS<11.6.6
11.6.6
tvOS<15.5
15.5
macOS Catalina
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.5
15.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.5
15.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<8.6
8.6
libxml2<2.9.13
Fedora=34
Debian=9.0
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<15.5
iOS<15.5
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.15.0<10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-008
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2022-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2022-003
Apple iOS and macOS>=11.6.0<11.6.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=12.0<12.4
tvOS<15.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<8.6
NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP
netapp clustered data ontap antivirus connector
NetApp Manageability SDK
NetApp ONTAP Select Deploy
netapp smi-s provider
NetApp SnapDrive for Unix
netapp snapmanager Oracle
netapp solidfire\, enterprise sds \& hci storage node
netapp solidfire \& hci management node
netapp bootstrap os
netapp hci compute node
netapp h300s firmware
netapp h300s
NetApp H500S Firmware
netapp h500s
netapp h700s firmware
netapp h700s
netapp h300e firmware
netapp h300e
netapp h500e firmware
netapp h500e
netapp h700e firmware
netapp h700e
netapp h410s firmware
netapp h410s
netapp h410c firmware
netapp h410c
oracle communications Cloud native core binding support function=22.2.0
oracle communications cloud native core network function cloud native environment=22.1.0
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Repository Function=22.1.2
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Repository Function=22.2.0
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Slice Selection Function=22.1.1
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Unified Data Repository=22.2.0
oracle mysql workbench<=8.0.29
Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit=8.8

Remedy

https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/652dd12a858989b14eed4e84e453059cd3ba340e

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2022-23308?

    CVE-2022-23308 is a vulnerability in libxml2 that allows for a use-after-free issue.

  • How does CVE-2022-23308 affect Apple tvOS?

    Apple tvOS versions up to 15.5 are affected by CVE-2022-23308.

  • How does CVE-2022-23308 affect Apple macOS Monterey?

    Apple macOS Monterey versions up to 12.4 are affected by CVE-2022-23308.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-23308?

    CVE-2022-23308 has a severity value of 8.1, which is considered high.

  • How can I fix CVE-2022-23308?

    To fix CVE-2022-23308, it is recommended to update to the latest version of libxml2 or apply the specific security patches provided by the affected vendors.

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