vulnerability

Ubuntu: USN-3704-1 (CVE-2018-13043): devscripts vulnerability

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jul 1, 2018
Added
Jul 12, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

scripts/grep-excuses.pl in Debian devscripts through 2.18.3 allows code execution through unsafe YAML loading because YAML::Syck is used without a configuration that prevents unintended blessing.

Solution

ubuntu-upgrade-devscripts
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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