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CVE-2020-10289 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-10289: Use of unsafe yaml load. Allows instantiation of arbitrary objects. The flaw itself is caused by an unsafe parsing of YAML values which happens whenever an action message is processed to be sent, and allows for the creation of Python objects. Through this flaw in the ROS core package of actionlib, a

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-10289 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • ros-actionlib→ fixed in1.13.1-4urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ros-actionlib

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • ros-actionlib→ fixed in1.13.1-4urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ros-actionlib

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • ros-actionlib→ fixed in1.13.1-4urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ros-actionlib
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