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CVE-2023-26916

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Apr 03, 2023 | Modified: Feb 18, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.3 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26916
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

libyang from v2.0.164 to v2.1.30 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the function lys_parse_mem at lys_parse_mem.c.

Weakness

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
LibyangCesnet2.0.164 (including)2.1.30 (including)
LibyangUbuntufocal*
LibyangUbuntukinetic*
LibyangUbuntutrusty*
LibyangUbuntuxenial*
Libyang2Ubuntunoble*

Potential Mitigations

References

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