{"id":"USN-5422-1","summary":"libxml2 vulnerabilities","details":"Shinji Sato discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash, resulting in a\ndenial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only\naffected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2022-23308)\n\nIt was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute\narbitrary code. (CVE-2022-29824)\n","modified":"2026-06-29T13:49:17.613760722Z","published":"2022-05-16T16:08:19Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23308","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29824"],"upstream":["CVE-2022-23308","CVE-2022-29824","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23308","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29824"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5422-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-23308"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-29824"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libxml2","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxml2?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13+esm3"}]}],"versions":["2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu3","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.1","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.2","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.3","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.4","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.5","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.6","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.7","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.8","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.9","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.10","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.11","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.12","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13+esm1","2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13+esm2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libxml2","binary_version":"2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13+esm3"},{"binary_name":"libxml2-utils","binary_version":"2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13+esm3"},{"binary_name":"python-libxml2","binary_version":"2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13+esm3"}],"availability":"Available 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