# CVE-2022-23308: valid.c in libxml2 before 2.9.13 has a use-after-free of ID and IDREF attributes.

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-02-26 · Updated: 2026-10-14

## Affected

No affected packages have been listed by the sources.

## Description

valid.c in libxml2 before 2.9.13 has a use-after-free of ID and IDREF attributes.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LA3MWWAYZADWJ5F6JOUBX65UZAMQB7RF/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00004.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/33
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/37
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/38
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/36
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/34
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213257
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213255
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/blob/v2.9.13/NEWS
- https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/652dd12a858989b14eed4e84e453059cd3ba340e
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220331-0008/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213253
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213258
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213254
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-03

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