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Posted on 22 March 2026
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-6175-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
March 22, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libyaml-syck-perl
CVE ID : CVE-2026-4177
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libyaml-syck-perl, a Perl
module providing a fast, lightweight YAML loader and dumper, which may
result in denial of service and potentially arbitrary code execution.
For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.34-2+deb12u2.
For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.34-2+deb13u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your libyaml-syck-perl packages.
For the detailed security status of libyaml-syck-perl please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libyaml-syck-perl
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
