QID 690117

Date Published: 2021-10-19

QID 690117: Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for pyyaml (c7ec6375-c3cf-11eb-904f-14dae9d5a9d2)

FreeBSD is an operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms.

FreeBSD has released a security update.
Affected versions:

Version range 0.0.0 to 5.4 for package py36-yaml
Version range 0.0.0 to 5.4 for package py37-yaml
Version range 0.0.0 to 5.4 for package py38-yaml
Version range 0.0.0 to 5.4 for package py39-yaml

QID Detection Logic: (Authenticated)
It checks package versions to check for the vulnerable packages.

Successful exploitation allows attacker to compromise the system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 10 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to FreeBSD security advisory c7ec6375-c3cf-11eb-904f-14dae9d5a9d2 for updates and patch information
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 690117

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    c7ec6375-c3cf-11eb-904f-14dae9d5a9d2 "FreeBSD" URL Logo vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/c7ec6375-c3cf-11eb-904f-14dae9d5a9d2.html