Description
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in UIKit0 libplist 1.12. This affects the function plist_from_xml of the file src/xplist.c of the component XML Handler. The manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. The patch is named c086cb139af7c82845f6d565e636073ff4b37440. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-221499.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| UIKit0 | libplist | 1.12 | — |
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.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP5 | libplist | 1.12-20.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:0872-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | libplist | 1.12-20.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:0872-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | libplist +2 | 1.12-3.amzn2.0.3 | ALAS2-2023-2067 |
Advisories 2
- SUSE-SU-2023:0872-1 Security update for libplist SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- ALAS2-2023-2067 Moderate: libplist security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Jun 1, 2023
References
- https://vuldb.com/?id.221499 vdb-entry technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221499 signature permissions-required
- https://github.com/UIKit0/libplist/commit/c086cb139af7c82845f6d565e636073ff4b37440 patch