Perl-YAML:1.24 Security Update — AlmaLinux 8 (ALSA-2026:93471)

Type:

security

Severity:

important

Release date:

2026-11-03

Description:

he perl-YAML package provides the pure-Perl implementation of the YAML (YAML Ain’t Markup Language) data serialization standard. It allows developers to serialize Perl data structures into formatted YAML text and deserialize YAML data back into native Perl structures, making it widely used for configuration files, data exchange, and human-readable data storage in Perl applications.

Security Fix(es):

* perl-yaml: perl-yaml: Arbitrary code execution via unrestricted package variable assignment (CVE-2019-25777)
* perl-yaml: perl-yaml: Arbitrary destructor method execution via crafted YAML document (CVE-2017-20285)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References:

• CVE-2017-20285
• CVE-2019-25777
• RHSA-2026:93471
• ALSA-2026:93471

Updated packages listed below:

Notes:

This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.