Issued at: 2025-07-29
Updated at: 2025-07-29
Synopsis
Important: perl-YAML-LibYAML security update
Description
Kirill Siminov's "libyaml" is arguably the best YAML implementation. The C library is written precisely to the YAML 1.1 specification. It was originally bound to Python and was later bound to Ruby.
Security Fix(es):
* yaml-libyaml: LibYAML Perl File Modification Vulnerability (CVE-2025-40908)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.