CVE-2018-12565
Because of use of yaml.load() instead of yaml.safe_load() when parsing user data, remote code execution can occur.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in Linaro LAVA before 2018.5.post1. Because of use of yaml.load() instead of yaml.safe_load() when parsing user data, remote code execution can occur.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.43% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- linaro/lava · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://git.linaro.org/lava/lava.git/commit/?id=583666c84ea2f12797a3eb71392bcb05782f5b14Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4234Third Party Advisory
- https://git.linaro.org/lava/lava.git/commit/?id=583666c84ea2f12797a3eb71392bcb05782f5b14Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4234Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.