Security update for perl-YAML-LibYAML

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:2025-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP2
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1

An update that has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for perl-YAML-LibYAML fixes the following issues:

perl-YAML-LibYAML was updated to 0.69: [bsc#1173703]

  • Security fix: Add $LoadBlessed option to turn on/off loading objects: Default is set to true. Note that, the behavior is unchanged.
  • Clarify documentation about exported functions
  • Dump() was modifying original data, adding a PV to numbers
  • Support standard tags !!str, !!map and !!seq instead of dying.
  • Support JSON::PP::Boolean and boolean.pm via $YAML::XS::Boolean.
  • Fix regex roundtrip. Fix loading of many regexes.

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Development Tools Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP1-2020-2025=1
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP2-2020-2025=1

Package List:

  • Development Tools Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • perl-YAML-LibYAML-0.69-3.3.1
    • perl-YAML-LibYAML-debugsource-0.69-3.3.1
    • perl-YAML-LibYAML-debuginfo-0.69-3.3.1
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • perl-YAML-LibYAML-0.69-3.3.1
    • perl-YAML-LibYAML-debugsource-0.69-3.3.1
    • perl-YAML-LibYAML-debuginfo-0.69-3.3.1

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