CVE-2021-3518: Use After Free
(updated )
There’s a flaw in libxml2 An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by an application linked with libxml2 could trigger a use-after-free. The greatest impact from this flaw is to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
References
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jul/54
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jul/55
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jul/58
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jul/59
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1954242
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00008.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BZOMV5J4PMZAORVT64BKLV6YIZAFDGX6/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QVM4UJ3376I6ZVOYMHBNX4GY3NIV52WV/
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3518
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-05
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210625-0002/
- support.apple.com/kb/HT212601
- support.apple.com/kb/HT212602
- support.apple.com/kb/HT212604
- support.apple.com/kb/HT212605
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
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