CVE-2026-115327
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
libyang through 6.4.13 contains an uninitialized pointer free vulnerability in lydxml_env_netconf_rpc() in src/parser_xml.c when parsing NETCONF rpc action envelopes. Peers with a NETCONF session can send an action element containing non-whitespace text via lyd_parse_op() to crash servers like netopeer2 or corrupt the heap.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.0
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-22 11:17:51.730000
Last modified
2026-10-29 04:18:26.023000
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