Bug 2184373 (CVE-2023-26916)

Summary: CVE-2023-26916 libyang: NULL pointer dereference via the function lys_parse_mem at lys_parse_mem.c
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Marian Rehak <mrehak>
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Fixed In Version: libyang 2.1.30 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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Bug Depends On: 2184382, 2184383, 2184384    
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Description Marian Rehak 2023-04-04 12:58:42 UTC 
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.

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https://github.com/CESNET/libyang/issues/1979
Comment 1 Marian Rehak 2023-04-04 13:37:21 UTC 
Created libyang tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-7 [bug 2184383]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 2184382]