CVE-2018-12565
Publication date 19 June 2018
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| lava | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| lava-server | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
8.8 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |