Use-after-free in xmlValidatePopElement() using XMLReader API (CVE-2024-25062)
25486
07 March 2025
07 March 2025
CLOSED
LOW
7.5 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE-2024-25062
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Brocade Security Advisory ID |
BSA-2024-2615 |
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Component |
libxml2 |
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Summary
An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.11.7 and 2.12.x before 2.12.5. When using the XML Reader interface with DTD validation and XInclude expansion enabled, processing crafted XML documents can lead to an xmlValidatePopElement use-after-free.
Products Affected
- Brocade ASCG before Brocade ASCG 3.1.0
Products Confirmed Not Affected
- Brocade Fabric OS: [VEX Justification: Vulnerable_code_not_in_execute_path]
Solution
- Security update provided in Brocade ASCG 3.1.0
- Although Brocade Fabric OS before 10.0 is Not Vulnerable, the false positive will no longer be reported with the new kernel upgrade in Brocade Fabric OS 10.0
Revision History
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1.0 |
Initial Publication |
March 7, 2025 |
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