CVE-2021-3518

libxml2: The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards. Security Fix(es)...

CVE-2021-3518 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by libxml2 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.4, released June 1, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
8.8
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.2186
97th percentile

The libxml2 library is a development toolbox providing the implementation of various XML standards. Security Fix(es): * libxml2: Use-after-free in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal() in entities.c (CVE-2021-3516) * libxml2: Heap-based buffer overflow in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal() in entities.c (CVE-2021-3517) * libxml2: Use-after-free in xmlXIncludeDoProcess() in xinclude.c (CVE-2021-3518) * libxml2: NULL pointer dereference when post-validating mixed content parsed in recovery mode (CVE-2021-3537) * libxml2: Exponential entity expansion attack bypasses all existing protection mechanisms (CVE-2021-3541) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libxml2 · RHEL 8 0:2.9.7-9.el8_4.2 RHSA-2021:2569 Jun 29, 2021
libxml2 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.4 libxml2 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.4 Jun 1, 2021
libxml2 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.1 libxml2 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.1 Jun 1, 2021
libxml2 · ol 8 0:2.9.7-9.0.1.el8_4.2 ELSA-2021-2569 Jul 3, 2021
libxml2-devel · RHEL 8 0:2.9.7-9.el8_4.2 RHSA-2021:2569 Jun 29, 2021
libxml2-devel · ol 8 0:2.9.7-9.0.1.el8_4.2 ELSA-2021-2569 Jul 3, 2021
libxml2-utils · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.4 libxml2-utils 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.4 Jun 1, 2021
libxml2-utils · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.1 libxml2-utils 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.1 Jun 1, 2021
python-libxml2 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.4 python-libxml2 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.4 Jun 1, 2021
python-libxml2 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.1 python-libxml2 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.1 Jun 1, 2021
python3-libxml2 · RHEL 8 0:2.9.7-9.el8_4.2 RHSA-2021:2569 Jun 29, 2021
python3-libxml2 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.4 python3-libxml2 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.4 Jun 1, 2021
python3-libxml2 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.1 python3-libxml2 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.1 Jun 1, 2021
python3-libxml2 · ol 8 0:2.9.7-9.0.1.el8_4.2 ELSA-2021-2569 Jul 3, 2021

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