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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-84375

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js-yaml is a JavaScript YAML parser and dumper. From 3.0.0 until 3.15.2, 4.3.2, and 5.4.1, maxTotalMergeKeys in lib/js-yaml/loader.js and lib/loader.js does not count empty mapping sources while processing the merge key <<. An attacker can alias a large sequence of empty mappings into many merge targets, causing O(N * K) processing while totalMergeKeys remains unchanged and the configured resource limit is never reached. A relatively small YAML document can therefore cause prolonged CPU consumption in applications that parse untrusted YAML, and merge processing is enabled by default on these release lines. In v3 & v4, merge is enabled by default so the severity score is higher. This issue is fixed in versions 3.15.2, 4.3.2, and 5.4.1.

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DEBIAN-CVE-2026-84375

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Security context

Source reference: osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-84375

node-js-yaml

Source reference: /affected/0/package/name

Affected versions
4.1.0+dfsg+~4.0.5-7

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

4.1.1+dfsg+~4.0.9-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

4.2.0+~4.0.9-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

4.2.0+~4.0.9-2

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

4.3.2+~4.0.9-1

Source reference: /affected/0/versions

Fixed versions
Not stated in this record
Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

node-js-yaml

Source reference: /affected/1/package/name

Affected versions
4.1.0+dfsg+~4.0.5-7

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

4.1.1+dfsg+~4.0.9-1

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

4.2.0+~4.0.9-1

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

4.2.0+~4.0.9-2

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

4.3.2+~4.0.9-1

Source reference: /affected/1/versions

Fixed versions
Not stated in this record
Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

node-js-yaml

Source reference: /affected/2/package/name

Affected versions
4.1.0+dfsg+~4.0.5-7

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

4.1.1+dfsg+~4.0.9-1

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

4.2.0+~4.0.9-1

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

4.2.0+~4.0.9-2

Source reference: /affected/2/versions

Fixed versions
4.3.2+~4.0.9-1

Source reference: /affected/2/ranges

Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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    "package": {
      "name": "node-js-yaml",
      "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/node-js-yaml?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
      "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
    },
    "versions": [
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      "4.1.1+dfsg+~4.0.9-1",
      "4.2.0+~4.0.9-1",
      "4.2.0+~4.0.9-2",
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    },
    "ecosystem_specific": {
      "urgency": "not yet assigned"
    }
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      "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
    },
    "versions": [
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      "4.1.1+dfsg+~4.0.9-1",
      "4.2.0+~4.0.9-1",
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          },
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          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "package": {
      "name": "node-js-yaml",
      "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/node-js-yaml?arch=source&distro=forky",
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    },
    "versions": [
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      "4.1.1+dfsg+~4.0.9-1",
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    ],
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    },
    "ecosystem_specific": {
      "urgency": "not yet assigned"
    }
  }
]

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