Vulnerability Database · Alpine · Package report
libxml2: vulnerability history, versions and safety
libxml2 is a package in the Alpine ecosystem. Vulert records 6 vulnerabilities for it across 62 releases, from Jul 2022 to Nov 2022. 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 23 Nov 2022. Apply the fixes listed below and you are clear.
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- Vulnerabilities on record 6 over 1 year · 0 in the last year i
- Latest disclosure 23 Nov 2022 i
- Highest CVSS 7.8 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 62 of 62 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 6 were recorded in the last 12 months.
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03 Vulnerabilities
Recorded vulnerabilities for libxml2
| Vulnerability | Severity | Fixed version ↓ | Disclosed ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-40304: Hash Table Key Corruption in libxml2 | 7.8 high | 2.9.14-r2 | 23 Nov 2022 |
| Critical Vulnerability in libxml2: Hash Table Key Corruption Risk | 7.8 high | 2.9.14-r2 | 23 Nov 2022 |
| NULL Pointer Dereference in libxml2 and lxml | 7.5 high | 2.9.14-r1 | 05 Jul 2022 |
| Integer Overflow in libxml2 XML Document Parsing | 7.5 high | 2.9.14-r2 | 23 Nov 2022 |
| Denial of Service Vulnerability in libxml2 and py3-lxml Packages | 7.5 high | 2.9.14-r1 | 05 Jul 2022 |
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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315
