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Debian DSA-3115-1 Critical: Pyyaml Application Crash Risk

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Calendar Grey December 29, 2014
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3910-1 highlights a vulnerability in libyaml that may lead to unexpected terminations.
Jonathan Gray and Stanislaw Pitucha found an assertion failure in the way wrapped strings are parsed in Python-YAML, a YAML parser and emitter for Python
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Summary

Jonathan Gray and Stanislaw Pitucha found an assertion failure in the
way wrapped strings are parsed in Python-YAML, a YAML parser and emitter
for Python. An attacker able to load specially crafted YAML input into an
application using python-yaml could cause the application to crash.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.10-4+deb7u1.

For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been
fixed in version 3.11-2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.11-2.

We recommend that you upgrade your pyyaml packages.

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



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Package: pyyaml
CVE ID: CVE-2014-9130

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