Bug 1203149 – VUL-0: CVE-2022-38749: snakeyaml: StackOverflowError for many open unmatched brackets

Bug 1203149 - (CVE-2022-38749) VUL-0: CVE-2022-38749: snakeyaml: StackOverflowError for many open unmatched brackets

(CVE-2022-38749)
Summary:	VUL-0: CVE-2022-38749: snakeyaml: StackOverflowError for many open unmatched ...

Status:	NEW

Classification:	Novell Products
Product:	SUSE Security Incidents
Classification:	Novell Products
Component:	Incidents
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	Other Other

Priority:	P3 - Medium Severity: Major
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Assigned To:	Security Team bot
QA Contact:	Security Team bot

URL:	https://smash.suse.de/issue/341526/
Whiteboard:	CVSSv3.1:SUSE:CVE-2022-38749:7.5:(AV:...
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Reported:	2022-09-06 07:35 UTC by Thomas Leroy
Modified:	2022-10-11 13:21 UTC (History)
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Description Thomas Leroy 2022-09-06 07:35:08 UTC

CVE-2022-38749

Using snakeYAML to parse untrusted YAML files may be vulnerable to Denial of
Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an
attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow.

Upstream fix:
https://github.com/snakeyaml/snakeyaml/commit/fc300780da21f4bb92c148bc90257201220cf174

References:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2022-38749
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=47024
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38749
https://bitbucket.org/snakeyaml/snakeyaml/issues/525/got-stackoverflowerror-for-many-open

Comment 1 Thomas Leroy 2022-09-06 07:37:07 UTC

Affected:
- SUSE:SLE-15-SP2:Update
- SUSE:SLE-15-SP2:Update:Products:Manager41:Update

Comment 4 Swamp Workflow Management 2022-09-26 19:29:24 UTC

SUSE-SU-2022:3397-1: An update that fixes 6 vulnerabilities is now available.

Category: security (important)
Bug References: 1202932,1203149,1203153,1203154,1203158
CVE References: CVE-2020-13936,CVE-2022-25857,CVE-2022-38749,CVE-2022-38750,CVE-2022-38751,CVE-2022-38752
JIRA References: 
Sources used:
openSUSE Leap 15.4 (src):    snakeyaml-1.31-150200.3.8.1
openSUSE Leap 15.3 (src):    snakeyaml-1.31-150200.3.8.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.3 (src):    snakeyaml-1.31-150200.3.8.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.2 (src):    snakeyaml-1.31-150200.3.8.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP4 (src):    snakeyaml-1.31-150200.3.8.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP3 (src):    snakeyaml-1.31-150200.3.8.1

NOTE: This line indicates an update has been released for the listed product(s). At times this might be only a partial fix. If you have questions please reach out to maintenance coordination.

Comment 5 Swamp Workflow Management 2022-10-11 13:21:41 UTC

SUSE-SU-2022:3560-1: An update that fixes 6 vulnerabilities is now available.

Category: security (important)
Bug References: 1183360,1202932,1203149,1203153,1203154,1203158
CVE References: CVE-2020-13936,CVE-2022-25857,CVE-2022-38749,CVE-2022-38750,CVE-2022-38751,CVE-2022-38752
JIRA References: 
Sources used:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.1 (src):    snakeyaml-1.31-150200.12.6.1

NOTE: This line indicates an update has been released for the listed product(s). At times this might be only a partial fix. If you have questions please reach out to maintenance coordination.