Packages
- snakeyaml - YAML parser and emitter for the Java programming language
Details
It was discovered that SnakeYAML incorrectly handled recursive
entity references. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause SnakeYAML to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
It was discovered that SnakeYAML incorrectly handled recursive
entity references. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause SnakeYAML to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20.04 focal | libyaml-snake-java – 1.25+ds-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 | ||
| 18.04 bionic | libyaml-snake-java – 1.23-1+deb10u1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 16.04 xenial | libyaml-snake-java – 1.12-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm2 | ||
| 14.04 trusty | libyaml-snake-java – 1.12-2ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm2 | ||
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