USN-6287-1

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    USN-6287-1

    Published: 14 Aug 2023Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: golang-yaml.v2 vulnerabilities

    Details: Simon Ferquel discovered that the Go yaml package incorrectly handled certain YAML documents. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the system to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-4235) It was discovered that the Go yaml package incorrectly handled certain large YAML documents. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the system to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-3064)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6287-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-4235, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3064

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: golang-yaml.v2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/golang-yaml.v2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.0+git20160301.0.a83829b-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    0.0+git20150627.7ad95dd-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Integrity
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