Bug 2523554 (CVE-2022-50999) - CVE-2022-50999 nokogiri: libxml2: Nokogiri: Integer overflow in libxml2 leads to information disclosure, data modification, or denial of service
Summary: CVE-2022-50999 nokogiri: libxml2: Nokogiri: Integer overflow in libxml2 leads...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2022-50999
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-25 15:33 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-07 17:06 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-25 15:33:14 UTC
Nokogiri versions before 1.13.5 contain an integer overflow vulnerability in packaged libxml2 buffer handling functions that allows attackers to cause out-of-bounds memory writes. Attackers can exploit this by crafting multi-gigabyte XML files to trigger buffer overflows resulting in information disclosure, data modification, or denial of service.

Comment 1 Yadnyawalk Tale 2026-08-31 07:39:11 UTC
* Why CVSS 7.0 (not 8.6) *

libxml2 requires a crafted multi-gigabyte XML file (>2 GB), which normal RH upload and request limits block in practice. AC:H reflects that barrier; C:L/I:L stay because out-of-bounds writes are still possible if those limits are bypassed. 7.0 is a modest drop from 8.6 without treating it as DoS-only.

Comment 4 Yadnyawalk Tale 2026-08-31 08:37:54 UTC
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