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Unknown
CVE-2019-19956
xmlParseBalancedChunkMemoryRecover in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.10 has a memory...
Vulnerability Description
xmlParseBalancedChunkMemoryRecover in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.10 has a memory leak related to newDoc->oldNs.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00032.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4274-1/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5R55ZR52RMBX24TQTWHCIWKJVRV6YAWI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JDPF3AAVKUAKDYFMFKSIQSVVS3EEFPQH/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00047.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00005.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/commit/5a02583c7e683896d84878bd90641d8d9b0d0549
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200114-0002/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00009.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-292794.pdf
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-103-08
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libxml2, debian linux, real user experience insight, fedora, ubuntu linux, active iq unified manager, clustered data ontap, clustered data ontap antivirus connector, manageability software development kit, ontap select deploy administration utility, steelstore cloud integrated storage, sinema remote connect server
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.0, 9.0, 13.3.1.0, 30, 32, 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 19.10
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 24th, 2019
Last Modified:
December 3rd, 2025
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.