vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-5944-1 (CVE-2022-38751): SnakeYAML vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Sep 5, 2022 | Mar 22, 2023 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Sep 5, 2022
Added
Mar 22, 2023
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libyaml-snake-javaubuntu-upgrade-libyaml-snake-java
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