CVE-2022-38751
snakeyaml: Uncaught exception in java.base/java.util.regex.Pattern$Ques.match
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 5, 2022
Updated · August 20, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the snakeyaml package due to a stack-overflow in parsing YAML files. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause the application to crash.
Statement
Red Hat Build of Quarkus is not affected by this issue as it already includes the fixed version.
Satellite component Candlepin does not directly use snakeyaml, so it is not affected. Regardless, an update with the latest, unaffected snakeyaml version will be provided at next release.
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 · 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write