Description
libfyaml 0.9.6 contains a stack exhaustion vulnerability in fy_atom_iter_format(). When processing a specially crafted YAML document containing a very large literal or folded block scalar, the function repeatedly grows an internal buffer using alloca() inside a loop. The allocated stack memory is not released until the function returns, causing cumulative stack growth that can exceed the process stack limit and result in SIGSEGV and denial of service.
Published: 2026-09-24
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-770
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description libfyaml 0.9.6 contains a stack exhaustion vulnerability in fy_atom_iter_format(). When processing a specially crafted YAML document containing a very large literal or folded block scalar, the function repeatedly grows an internal buffer using alloca() inside a loop. The allocated stack memory is not released until the function returns, causing cumulative stack growth that can exceed the process stack limit and result in SIGSEGV and denial of service.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-25T16:18:55.317Z

Reserved: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-88359

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-24T14:18:18.320

Modified: 2026-09-25T17:17:17.490

Link: CVE-2026-88359

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-770

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling