CVE-2026-13713
Publication date 17 July 2026
Last updated 17 July 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
YAML::Syck versions before 1.47 for Perl allow a use-after-free and double-free via an anchor node freed while still on the parser value stack. In the bundled libsyck, when an anchor name is redefined or removed, syck_hdlr_add_anchor and syck_hdlr_remove_anchor free the node stored under that name with syck_free_node. That node can still be live on the parser's value stack, so syck_hdlr_add_node reaches it again and frees it a second time. On a normal build the 48-byte node chunk is freed twice and the interpreter aborts. Anchors need no special flags, so this is reached on the default Load path, and a 7-byte document that redefines an anchor triggers it. Any caller that runs Load or LoadFile on an untrusted document that redefines an anchor mid-parse crashes the interpreter, a denial of service.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| libyaml-syck-perl | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-13713
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/17/1
- https://github.com/toddr/YAML-Syck/commit/44c90a109ec3215ee7ce747bd11209835e123d8b.patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/TODDR/YAML-Syck-1.47/changes
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/17/1