CVE-2021-28906

libyang: NULL pointer dereference in read_yin_leaf()

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · March 8, 2021

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A flaw was found in libyang. Missing checks in several read_yin_* functions lead to NULL pointer dereferences possibly allowing a remote attacker to crash an application that uses libyang with user-controlled YIN formats. The highest threat from this vulnerability is the service availability.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference