CVE-2014-2525 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2014-2525: Heap-based buffer overflow in the yaml_parser_scan_uri_escapes function in LibYAML before 0.1.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long sequence of percent-encoded characters in a URI in a YAML file.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2014-2525 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libyaml→ fixed in0.1.4-3.2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libyaml
```
libyaml-libyaml-perl→ fixed in0.41-5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libyaml-libyaml-perl
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libyaml→ fixed in0.1.4-3.2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libyaml
```
libyaml-libyaml-perl→ fixed in0.41-5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libyaml-libyaml-perl
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libyaml→ fixed in0.1.4-3.2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libyaml
```
libyaml-libyaml-perl→ fixed in0.41-5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libyaml-libyaml-perl
```

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