An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.10.3. Certain invalid XML entity definitions can corrupt a hash table key, potentially leading to subsequent logic errors. In one case, a double-free can be provoked.
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cve-program · CVE-2022-40304
PublishedAn issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.10.3. Certain invalid XML entity definitions can corrupt a hash table key, potentially leading to subsequent logic errors. In one case, a double-free can be provoked.
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- 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 UTC
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- 14 Oct 2026 18:01:41 UTC
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- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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