CVE-2021-3516

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-3516
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-06-01 14:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:38:00 UTC
DescriptionThere's a flaw in libxml2's xmllint in versions before 2.9.11. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by xmllint could trigger a use-after-free. The greatest impact of this flaw is to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 33 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 34 All All All
Application Netapp Clustered Data Ontap - All All All
Application Netapp Clustered Data Ontap Antivirus Connector - All All All
Application Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility - All All All
Application Oracle Zfs Storage Appliance Kit 8.8 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Redhat Jboss Core Services - All All All
Application Xmlsoft Xmllint All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1954225 – (CVE-2021-3516) CVE-2021-3516 libxml2: use-after-free in xmlEncodeEntitiesInternal() in entities.c MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
Fix use-after-free with `xmllint --html --push` (1358d157) · Commits · GNOME / libxml2 · GitLab MISC gitlab.gnome.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: libxml2-2.9.10-12.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2022 MISC www.oracle.com
libxml2: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202107-05) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: libxml2-2.9.10-12.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 2653-1] libxml2 security update MLIST lists.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: libxml2-2.9.12-4.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: libxml2-2.9.12-4.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
CVE-2021-3516 Libxml2 Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
heap-use-after-free in entities.c:621 (#230) · Issues · GNOME / libxml2 · GitLab MISC gitlab.gnome.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159285 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for libxml2 (ELSA-2021-2569)
  • 174990 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libxml2 (SUSE-SU-2021:1523-1)
  • 174991 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libxml2 (SUSE-SU-2021:1524-1)
  • 178586 Debian Security Update for libxml2 (DLA 2653-1)
  • 180347 Debian Security Update for libxml2 (CVE-2021-3516)
  • 198409 Ubuntu Security Notification for libxml2 vulnerabilities (USN-4991-1)
  • 239468 Red Hat Update for libxml2 (RHSA-2021:2569)
  • 240235 Red Hat Update for JBoss Core Services (RHSA-2022:1389)
  • 281180 Fedora Security Update for libxml2 (FEDORA-2021-e3ed1ba38b)
  • 281707 Fedora Security Update for libxml2 (FEDORA-2021-b950000d2b)
  • 296065 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 39.107.1 Missing (CPUOCT2021)
  • 352459 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for libxml2: ALAS2-2021-1677
  • 354638 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for libxml2 : AL2012-2022-370
  • 354929 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for libxml2 : ALAS-2023-1743
  • 376952 NetApp Clustered Data Open Network Technology for Appliance Products (ONTAP) Disclosure of Sensitive Information Vulnerability (NTAP-20210625-0002,NTAP-20210716-0005)
  • 377408 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for libxml2 (ALINUX3-SA-2021:0047)
  • 591406 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU GNU/Linux subsystem Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSB-439005, ICSA-22-104-13)
  • 670491 EulerOS Security Update for libxml2 (EulerOS-SA-2021-2249)
  • 670517 EulerOS Security Update for libxml2 (EulerOS-SA-2021-2275)
  • 670548 EulerOS Security Update for libxml2 (EulerOS-SA-2021-2306)
  • 670648 EulerOS Security Update for libxml2 (EulerOS-SA-2021-2406)
  • 670750 EulerOS Security Update for libxml2 (EulerOS-SA-2021-2508)
  • 670851 EulerOS Security Update for libxml2 (EulerOS-SA-2021-2406)
  • 670996 EulerOS Security Update for libxml2 (EulerOS-SA-2021-2595)
  • 710071 Gentoo Linux libxml2 Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202107-05)
  • 750025 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libxml2 (SUSE-SU-2021:1654-1)
  • 750027 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for libxml2 (SUSE-SU-2021:1658-1)
  • 750201 OpenSUSE Security Update for libxml2 (openSUSE-SU-2021:0764-1)
  • 750222 OpenSUSE Security Update for libxml2 (openSUSE-SU-2021:0692-1)
  • 940375 AlmaLinux Security Update for libxml2 (ALSA-2021:2569)
  • 960016 Rocky Linux Security Update for libxml2 (RLSA-2021:2569)
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