CVE-2022-49043

A flaw was found in libxml2 where improper handling of memory allocation failures in `libxml2` can lead to crashes, memory leaks, or inconsistent states. While an attacker cannot directly control allocation failures, they may trigger denial-of-service conditions under extreme system stress.

It was discovered that libxml2 incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libxml2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. It was discovered that the libxml2 xmllint tool incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into running xmllint on a specially crafted xml file, a remote attacker could cause xmllint to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.