Sigurnosni nedostatak programskog paketa libyaml

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by ncert - 3. veljače 2015.3. veljače 2015.0

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Moderate: libyaml security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2015:0112-01
Product: Red Hat Software Collections
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0112.html
Issue date: 2015-02-02
CVE Names: CVE-2014-9130
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1. Summary:

Updated libyaml packages that fix one security issue are now available for
Red Hat Software Collections 1.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security
impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which
gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the
References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) – x86_64
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4) – x86_64
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) – x86_64
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) – x86_64
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) – x86_64

3. Description:

YAML is a data serialization format designed for human readability and
interaction with scripting languages. LibYAML is a YAML parser and emitter
written in C.

An assertion failure was found in the way the libyaml library parsed
wrapped strings. An attacker able to load specially crafted YAML input into
an application using libyaml could cause the application to crash.
(CVE-2014-9130)

All libyaml users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch to correct this issue. All running applications
linked against the libyaml library must be restarted for this update to
take effect.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the
Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1169369 – CVE-2014-9130 libyaml: assert failure when processing wrapped strings

6. Package List:

Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):