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Debian: DSA-2432-1: libyaml-libyaml-perl security update

Date 12 Mar 2012

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

Dominic Hargreaves and Niko Tyni discovered two format string vulnerabilities in YAML::LibYAML, a Perl interface to the libyaml library.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2432-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
March 12, 2012                         https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : libyaml-libyaml-perl
Vulnerability  : format string vulnerabilities
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2012-1152
Debian Bug     : 661548

Dominic Hargreaves and Niko Tyni discovered two format string 
vulnerabilities in YAML::LibYAML, a Perl interface to the libyaml
library.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.33-1+squeeze1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.38-2.

We recommend that you upgrade your libyaml-libyaml-perl packages.

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