[USN-6287-1] Go yaml vulnerabilities

[David Fernandez Gonzalez]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6287-1
August 14, 2023

golang-yaml.v2 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)

Summary:

Several security issues were patched in the Go yaml package.

Software Description:
- golang-yaml.v2: YAML support for the Go language

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)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   golang-gopkg-yaml.v2-dev        2.2.2-1ubuntu0.1
   golang-yaml.v2-dev              2.2.2-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   golang-gopkg-yaml.v2-dev 0.0+git20170407.0.cd8b52f-1ubuntu2+esm1
   golang-yaml.v2-dev 0.0+git20170407.0.cd8b52f-1ubuntu2+esm1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   golang-yaml.v2-dev 0.0+git20160301.0.a83829b-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

After a standard system update anything that depends on golang-yaml.v2 needs
to be rebuilt to make all the necessary changes.

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

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/golang-yaml.v2/2.2.2-1ubuntu0.1


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