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UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3064
Parsing malicious or large YAML documents can consume excessive amounts of CPU or memory.
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A weakness called UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3064 was discovered in Parsing malicious or large YAML.
Severity is Info. Low severity or not yet rated.
What you should do: update the affected software to the latest version. If unsure, ask your IT team or search the vendor's site for "Parsing malicious or large YAML UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3064".
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3064 (Parsing malicious or large YAML). Severity: Info.
Response plan:
1. Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and the patched release.
2. If a vulnerable version is running in production, schedule maintenance (urgency from KEV/CVSS).
3. If no patch yet, mitigate via WAF rule, disabling the affected feature, etc.
4. Monitor logs / SIEM for known IOC and PoC signatures of this CVE.
PoCs and fix commits: see the 'References' section, MITRE, and NVD.
❓ What is the problem
A weakness (UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3064) in Parsing malicious or large YAML. A serious software flaw has been identified.
📍 Affected scope
Target versions of Parsing malicious or large YAML (see vendor advisory). If running in production, identify exposure immediately.
🔥 Severity
Severity: Info. Low severity or not yet rated.
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release as listed in the vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
If a patch is not yet available, consider disabling the affected feature, applying WAF rules, blocking via network ACLs, or isolating the vulnerable version.
🔍 Detection
Check version information, scan dependencies via SBOM, and monitor SIEM for IOC and PoC signatures related to this CVE.
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
golang-yaml.v2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.0+git20160301.0.a83829b-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
golang-yaml.v2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.0+git20170407.0.cd8b52f-1ubuntu2+esm1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
singularity-container
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
webhook
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
golang-yaml.v2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.2.2-1ubuntu0.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
golang-github-coreos-discovery-etcd-io
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
webhook
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
golang-github-coreos-discovery-etcd-io
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
webhook
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
golang-github-coreos-discovery-etcd-io
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
webhook
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
singularity-container
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
golang-github-coreos-discovery-etcd-io
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
singularity-container
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
webhook
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
golang-github-coreos-discovery-etcd-io
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
singularity-container
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
webhook
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6287-1
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3064
- report https://github.com/go-yaml/yaml/releases/tag/v2.2.4
- report https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0956
- report https://github.com/go-yaml/yaml/commit/f221b8435cfb71e54062f6c6e99e9ade30b124d5
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3064