Description
Double free vulnerability in libxml2, as used in Google Chrome before 13.0.782.215, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted XPath expression.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libxml2 | 2.7.8.dfsg-5 | — |
| Debian 13 | libxml2 | 2.7.8.dfsg-5 | — |
| Debian 12 | libxml2 | 2.7.8.dfsg-5 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | libxml2 | 2.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze2 | DSA-2394-1 |
| Debian 5.0 | libxml2 | 2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny5 | DSA-2394-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | libxml2 +3 | 2.7.6-4.el6 | RHSA-2011:1749 |
| RHEL 6 | mingw32-libxml2 +1 | 2.7.6-6.el6_3 | RHSA-2013:0217 |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2013:0217 Red Hat Security Advisory: mingw32-libxml2 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2011:1749 Red Hat Security Advisory: libxml2 security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-2394-1 libxml2 - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- MDVSA-2011:145 vendor-advisory
- HPSBMU02786 vendor-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 vendor-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
- RHSA-2013:0217 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2011:1749 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13840 vdb-entry signature
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=89402
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/08/stable-channel-update_22.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281
- APPLE-SA-2012-05-09-1 vendor-advisory
- DSA-2394 vendor-advisory