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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2432-1                   security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
March 12, 2012                         http://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.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

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

March 12, 2012
Dominic Hargreaves and Niko Tyni discovered two format string vulnerabilities in YAML::LibYAML, a Perl interface to the libyaml library

Summary

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.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Package : libyaml-libyaml-perl
Vulnerability : format string vulnerabilities
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2012-1152
Debian Bug : 661548

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