Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties Affecting perl-YAML-LibYAML-debuginfo package, versions <1:0.82-4.amzn2023.0.3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-PERLYAMLLIBYAMLDEBUGINFO-10497871
  • published24 Jun 2025
  • disclosed1 Jun 2025

Introduced: 1 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-40908  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-552  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 perl-YAML-LibYAML-debuginfo to version 1:0.82-4.amzn2023.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-1036.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perl-YAML-LibYAML-debuginfo package and not the perl-YAML-LibYAML-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

YAML-LibYAML prior to 0.903.0 for Perl uses 2-args open, allowing existing files to be modified

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1