CVE-2021-3537
Publication date 14 May 2021
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
A vulnerability found in libxml2 in versions before 2.9.11 shows that it did not propagate errors while parsing XML mixed content, causing a NULL dereference. If an untrusted XML document was parsed in recovery mode and post-validated, the flaw could be used to crash the application. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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libxml2 | 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.1
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.4
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.7+esm1
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13+esm2
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Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.9 · Medium |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4991-1
- libxml2 vulnerabilities
- 17 June 2021