Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-18342: PyYAML: Arbitrary code execution
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(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
06/27/2018
03/20/2020
03/20/2020
03/20/2020
Description
In PyYAML before 5.1, the yaml.load() API could execute arbitrary code if used with untrusted data. The load() function has been deprecated in version 5.1 and the 'UnsafeLoader' has been introduced for backward compatibility with the function.
Solution(s)
- gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-python-pyyaml
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