CVE-2018-12565

Description

An issue was discovered in Linaro LAVA before 2018.5.post1. Because of use of yaml.load() instead of yaml.safe_load() when parsing user data, remote code execution can occur.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.63% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4234 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://git.linaro.org/lava/lava.git/commit/?id=583666c84ea2f12797a3eb71392bcb05782f5b14 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-12565?
CVE-2018-12565 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-12565?
To fix CVE-2018-12565, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-12565 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-12565 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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