{"id":"USN-5760-1","summary":"libxml2 vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.\n(CVE-2022-2309)\n\nIt was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information\nor cause a crash. (CVE-2022-40303)\n\nIt was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain XML files.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2022-40304)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:42:52Z","published":"2022-12-05T11:00:37Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2309","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-40303","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-40304"],"upstream":["CVE-2022-2309","CVE-2022-40303","CVE-2022-40304","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2309","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-40303","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-40304"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5760-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2309"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-40303"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-40304"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libxml2","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxml2@2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.8?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.8"}]}],"versions":["2.9.4+dfsg1-4ubuntu1","2.9.4+dfsg1-5ubuntu1","2.9.4+dfsg1-5ubuntu2","2.9.4+dfsg1-5.1ubuntu1","2.9.4+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu1","2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1","2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.2","2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.3","2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.4","2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.5","2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.6","2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.7"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.8","binary_name":"libxml2"},{"binary_version":"2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.8","binary_name":"libxml2-dev"},{"binary_version":"2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.8","binary_name":"libxml2-utils"},{"binary_version":"2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.8","binary_name":"python-libxml2"},{"binary_version":"2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.8","binary_name":"python3-libxml2"}],"availability":"No 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