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Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for PyYAML (EulerOS-SA-2019-2299)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Huawei EulerOS Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

4 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS 'PyYAML' package(s) announced via the EulerOS-SA-2019-2299 advisory.

Insight

Insight

In PyYAML before 5.1, the yaml.load() API could execute arbitrary code if used with untrusted data. The load() function has been deprecated in version 5.1 and the 'UnsafeLoader' has been introduced for backward compatibility with the function.(CVE-2017-18342)

Affected Software

Affected Software

'PyYAML' package(s) on Huawei EulerOS V2.0SP8.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Please install the updated package(s).

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)