CVE-2021-3518: Use After Free

May 18, 2021 (updated November 7, 2023)

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

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1954242
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3518

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