CVE-2019-20398

libyang: NULL pointer dereference in function lys_extension_instances_free()

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · April 29, 2019

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw occurs in libyang in the function lys_extension_instances_free() due to a copy of unresolved extensions in lys_restr_dup(). Applications that use libyang to process untrusted input YANG files may crash.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference