CVE-2022-3064

go-yaml: Improve heuristics preventing CPU/memory abuse by parsing malicious or large YAML documents

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · August 29, 2022

Updated · November 4, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in go-yaml. This issue causes the consumption of excessive amounts of CPU or memory when attempting to parse a large or maliciously crafted YAML document.

Statement

RHC package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 mark as Low severity as we do ship the affected code but it's not easily exposed because YAML files are not parsed by RHC.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption