{"id":"ALSA-2026:6470","summary":"Important: perl-YAML-Syck security update","details":"This module provides a Perl interface to the libsyck data serialization library. It exports the Dump and Load functions for converting Perl data structures to YAML strings, and the other way around.  \n\nSecurity Fix(es):  \n\n  * perl-YAML-Syck: YAML::Syck versions through 1.36 for Perl has several potential security vulnerabilities including a high-severity heap buffer overflow in the YAML emitter (CVE-2026-4177)\n\n\nFor 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.\n","modified":"2026-04-07T12:46:15.255429Z","published":"2026-04-02T00:00:00Z","related":["CVE-2026-4177"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6470"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4177"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2448277"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-6470.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"perl-YAML-Syck","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/perl-YAML-Syck"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.30-6.el8_10"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2026:6470.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}