CVE-2022-40674
expat: a use-after-free in the doContent function in xmlparse.c
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
libexpat before 2.4.9 has a use-after-free in the doContent function in xmlparse.c.
libexpat versiones anteriores a 2.4.9, presenta un uso de memoria previamente liberada en la función doContent en el archivo xmlparse.c
A vulnerability was found in expat. With this flaw, it is possible to create a situation in which parsing is suspended while substituting in an internal entity so that XML_ResumeParser directly uses the internalEntityProcessor as its processor. If the subsequent parse includes some unclosed tags, this will return without calling storeRawNames to ensure that the raw versions of the tag names are stored in memory other than the parse buffer itself. Issues occur if the parse buffer is changed or reallocated (for example, if processing a file line by line), problems occur. Using this vulnerability in the doContent function allows an attacker to triage a denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution.
The redhat-virtualization-host packages provide the Red Hat Virtualization Host. These packages include redhat-release-virtualization-host, ovirt-node, and rhev-hypervisor. Red Hat Virtualization Hosts are installed using a special build of Red Hat Enterprise Linux with only the packages required to host virtual machines. RHVH features a Cockpit user interface for monitoring the host's resources and performing administrative tasks. The ovirt-node-ng packages provide the Red Hat Virtualization Host. These packages include redhat-release-virtualization-host, ovirt-node, and rhev-hypervisor. Red Hat Virtualization Hosts are installed using a special build of Red Hat Enterprise Linux with only the packages required to host virtual machines. RHVH features a Cockpit user interface for monitoring the host's resources and performing administrative tasks. Issues addressed include bypass, code execution, integer overflow, memory leak, and use-after-free vulnerabilities.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Track*
Timeline
- 2022-09-14 CVE Reserved
- 2022-09-14 CVE Published
- 2025-05-30 CVE Updated
- 2025-06-29 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
References (14)
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00029.html | Issue Tracking |
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0008 | Third Party Advisory |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/629 | 2023-11-07 | |
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/640 | 2023-11-07 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Libexpat Project Search vendor "Libexpat Project" | Libexpat Search vendor "Libexpat Project" for product "Libexpat" | < 2.4.9 Search vendor "Libexpat Project" for product "Libexpat" and version " < 2.4.9" | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0" | - |
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Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 11.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "11.0" | - |
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Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 35 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "35" | - |
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Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 36 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "36" | - |
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Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 37 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "37" | - |
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