vulnerability

Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2025-40908: Medium priority package update for perl-YAML-LibYAML

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
Jun 1, 2025
Added
Jun 24, 2025
Modified
Jul 7, 2025

Description

A flaw was found in yaml-libyaml. The component uses a two-argument `open` function when parsing YAML files, which allows an attacker to modify existing files on the system. This flaw allows a local attacker to provide a crafted YAML file as input. This issue can result in unauthorized modification of files.

Solutions

amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-perl-yaml-libyamlamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-perl-yaml-libyaml-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-perl-yaml-libyaml-debugsource
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