What is CVE-2023-26916?

CVE-2023-26916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cesnet Libyang, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-26916?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Cesnet Libyang

CVE-2023-26916

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.

EPSS: 0.010 (58.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Cesnet Libyang
Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 36, 37
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26916?: CVE-2023-26916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cesnet Libyang, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-26916?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.