# ALSA-2022:0899: libxml2-devel security update

ALSA-2022:0899, released March 15, 2022, fixes 1 CVE in libxml2-devel (version 2.9.7-12.el8_5). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2022-0899
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Mar 15, 2022
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2022-23308, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2022:0899

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [libxml2-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libxml2-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 2.9.7-12.el8_5 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2022-23308](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-23308.md) | High | libxml2: valid.c in libxml2 before 2.9.13 has a use-after-free of ID and IDREF attributes. | 8.1 | 0.0512 |  |

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