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Severity: Low
Title: snakeyaml: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: May 21, 2023
Bugs: #776796, #868621
ID: 202305-28

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in snakeyaml, the worst of
which could result in denial of service.

Background
==========

snakeyaml is a YAML 1.1 parser and emitter for Java.

Affected packages
=================

Package Vulnerable Unaffected
------------------ ------------ ------------
dev-java/snakeyaml < 1.33 >= 1.33

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in snakeyaml. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All snakeyaml users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/snakeyaml-1.33"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-18640
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18640
[ 2 ] CVE-2022-38749
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38749
[ 3 ] CVE-2022-38750
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38750
[ 4 ] CVE-2022-38751
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38751
[ 5 ] CVE-2022-38752
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38752

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-28

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2023 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5