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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2015-4477
2015-03-26 16:35:21
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Name        : PyYAML
Product     : Fedora 20
Version     : 3.10
Release     : 11.fc20
URL         : https://pyyaml.org/
Summary     : YAML parser and emitter for Python
Description :
YAML is a data serialization format designed for human readability and
interaction with scripting languages.  PyYAML is a YAML parser and
emitter for Python.

PyYAML features a complete YAML 1.1 parser, Unicode support, pickle
support, capable extension API, and sensible error messages.  PyYAML
supports standard YAML tags and provides Python-specific tags that
allow to represent an arbitrary Python object.

PyYAML is applicable for a broad range of tasks from complex
configuration files to object serialization and persistance.

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Update Information:

Security fix for CVE-2014-9130
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ChangeLog:

* Mon Mar 23 2015 John Eckersberg  - 3.10-11
- Add patch for CVE-2014-9130 (bug 1204829)
* Mon Sep 15 2014 Jakub ÄŒajka  - 3.10-10
- fixed typecast issues using debian patch(int->size_t)(BZ#1140189)
- spec file cleanup
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References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #1204829 - PyYAML: assert failure when processing wrapped strings
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204829
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This update can be installed with the "yum" update program.  Use
su -c 'yum update PyYAML' at the command line.
For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum",
available at .

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key.  More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
https://fedoraproject.org/security/
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Fedora 20: PyYAML Security Update

April 5, 2015
Security fix for CVE-2014-9130

Summary

YAML is a data serialization format designed for human readability and

interaction with scripting languages. PyYAML is a YAML parser and

emitter for Python.

PyYAML features a complete YAML 1.1 parser, Unicode support, pickle

support, capable extension API, and sensible error messages. PyYAML

supports standard YAML tags and provides Python-specific tags that

allow to represent an arbitrary Python object.

PyYAML is applicable for a broad range of tasks from complex

configuration files to object serialization and persistance.

Update Information:

Security fix for CVE-2014-9130

Change Log

* Mon Mar 23 2015 John Eckersberg - 3.10-11 - Add patch for CVE-2014-9130 (bug 1204829) * Mon Sep 15 2014 Jakub ÄŒajka - 3.10-10 - fixed typecast issues using debian patch(int->size_t)(BZ#1140189) - spec file cleanup

References

[ 1 ] Bug #1204829 - PyYAML: assert failure when processing wrapped strings https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204829

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update PyYAML' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .

Severity
Name : PyYAML
Product : Fedora 20
Version : 3.10
Release : 11.fc20
URL : https://pyyaml.org/
Summary : YAML parser and emitter for Python

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