### [CVE-2021-3516](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3516)
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### Description

There's a flaw in libxml2's xmllint in versions before 2.9.11. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by xmllint could trigger a use-after-free. The greatest impact of this flaw is to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/230
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/zodf0055980/Yuan-fuzz