Vulnerability Database · Alpine · Package report
libxml2: vulnerability history, versions and safety
libxml2 is a package in the Alpine ecosystem. Vulert records 22 vulnerabilities for it across 50 releases, from Jul 2016 to May 2021. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.
Every vulnerability has a patched version to move to.
No published version shipped hostile code.
Vulert verdict on libxml2 i
Updated on 23 Oct 2026
Every vulnerability Vulert records for this package has a fix, and the newest was recorded 19 May 2021. Apply the fixes listed below and you are clear.
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- Vulnerabilities on record 22 over 4 years · 0 in the last year i
- Latest disclosure 19 May 2021 i
- Highest CVSS 8.8 i
- With no published fix 0 i
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01 Versions
Which versions are affected
Every version Vulert holds for libxml2, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.
Newest 50 of 50 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.
02 Disclosure history
How often vulnerabilities are recorded
Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 22 were recorded in the last 12 months.
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03 Vulnerabilities
Recorded vulnerabilities for libxml2
| Vulnerability | Severity | Fixed version ↓ | Disclosed ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 | 8.8 high | 2.9.4-r1 | 23 Jul 2016 |
| Use-after-free vulnerability in libxml2 | 8.8 high | 2.9.9-r5 | 18 May 2021 |
| Critical Use-After-Free Vulnerability in libxml2 Affects Multiple Alpine Versions | 8.8 high | 2.9.9-r5 | 18 May 2021 |
| Critical Use-After-Free Vulnerability in libxml2: Denial of Service Risk | 8.8 high | 2.9.4-r1 | 23 Jul 2016 |
| Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in libxml2 | 8.6 high | 2.9.9-r5 | 19 May 2021 |
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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315
