SB2015032309 - Fedora 21 update for PyYAML
Published: March 23, 2015 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015032309
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9130)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
scanner.c in LibYAML 0.1.5 and 0.1.6, as used in the YAML-LibYAML (aka YAML-XS) module for Perl, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and crash) via vectors involving line-wrapping.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.