MGASA-2020-0155

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Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0155.html
Import Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0155.json
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https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2020-0155
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Published
2020-04-02T22:48:49Z
Modified
2020-04-02T22:24:41Z
Summary
Updated python-yaml packages fix security vulnerability
Details

Updated python-yaml packages fix security vulnerability:

A vulnerability was discovered in the PyYAML library, where it is susceptible to arbitrary code execution when it processes untrusted YAML files through the full_load method or with the FullLoader loader. Applications that use the library to process untrusted input may be vulnerable to this flaw. An attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the system by abusing the python/object/new constructor (CVE-2020-1747).

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Affected packages

Mageia:7 / python-yaml

Package

Name
python-yaml
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/python-yaml?distro=mageia-7

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.3.1-1.mga7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}