Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201718342000
Revision Date
:
2018-06-27
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2017-18342 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
Description
:
In PyYAML before 4.1, the yaml.load() API could execute arbitrary code. In other words, yaml.safe_load is not used.
Family
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2017-18342
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
AND
The 'pyyaml' package in cosmic is affected and needs fixing.
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