# CVE-2019-20398: A NULL pointer dereference is present in libyang before v1.0-r3 in the function lys\_extension\_instances\_free() due to a copy of unresolved e

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-01-22 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A NULL pointer dereference is present in libyang before v1.0-r3 in the function lys_extension_instances_free() due to a copy of unresolved extensions in lys_restr_dup(). Applications that use libyang to parse untrusted input yang files may crash.

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## References

- https://github.com/CESNET/libyang/compare/v1.0-r2...v1.0-r3
- https://github.com/CESNET/libyang/commit/7852b272ef77f8098c35deea6c6f09cb78176f08
- https://github.com/CESNET/libyang/issues/773
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1793935
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00019.html

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