Critical severity9.1NVD Advisory· Published Dec 23, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-40896
CVE-2024-40896
Description
In libxml2 2.11 before 2.11.9, 2.12 before 2.12.9, and 2.13 before 2.13.3, the SAX parser can produce events for external entities even if custom SAX handlers try to override entity content (by setting "checked"). This makes classic XXE attacks possible.
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Affected products
55- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_storage_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords44 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-11-openj9pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-11-openj9-dbgpkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-11-openj9-default-jdkpkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-11-openj9-default-jvmpkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-11-openj9-default-policypkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-11-openj9-docpkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-11-openj9-jmodspkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-11-openj9-jrepkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-17-openj9pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-17-openj9-dbgpkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-17-openj9-default-jdkpkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-17-openj9-default-jvmpkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-17-openj9-default-policypkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-17-openj9-docpkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-17-openj9-jmodspkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-17-openj9-jrepkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-21-openj9pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-21-openj9-dbgpkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-21-openj9-default-jdkpkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-21-openj9-default-jvmpkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-21-openj9-default-policypkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-21-openj9-docpkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-21-openj9-jmodspkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-21-openj9-jrepkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-25-openj9-jmodspkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-26-openj9-jrepkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-8-openj9pkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-8-openj9-dbgpkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-8-openj9-default-jdkpkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-8-openj9-default-jvmpkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-8-openj9-docpkg:apk/chainguard/openjdk-8-openj9-jrepkg:bitnami/javapkg:bitnami/java-minpkg:bitnami/jrepkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=oracularpkg:rpm/opensuse/libxml2&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/qt6-webengine&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/qt6-webengine&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/qt6-webengine-docs&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/libxml2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/qt6-webengine&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP6pkg:rpm/suse/qt6-webengine-docs&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP6
< 0.53.0-r0+ 43 more
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- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.0
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.0
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.7+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12.9-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.6.3-bp156.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.8.1-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.6.3-bp156.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.6-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11.6-slfo.1.1_5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.6.3-bp156.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.6.3-bp156.2.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250228-0004/nvdThird Party Advisory
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/1a8932303969907f6572b1b6aac4081c56adb5c6nvdIssue Tracking
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/761nvdIssue Tracking
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