CVE-2026-13713

YAML::Syck versions before 1.47 for Perl allow a use-after-free and double-free via an anchor node freed while still on the parser value stack

Published Jul 16, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
YAML::Syck versions before 1.47 for Perl allow a use-after-free and double-free via an anchor node freed while still on the parser value stack.

In the bundled libsyck, when an anchor name is redefined or removed, syck_hdlr_add_anchor and syck_hdlr_remove_anchor free the node stored under that name with syck_free_node. That node can still be live on the parser's value stack, so syck_hdlr_add_node reaches it again and frees it a second time. On a normal build the 48-byte node chunk is freed twice and the interpreter aborts. Anchors need no special flags, so this is reached on the default Load path, and a 7-byte document that redefines an anchor triggers it.

Any caller that runs Load or LoadFile on an untrusted document that redefines an anchor mid-parse crashes the interpreter, a denial of service.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to YAML-Syck 1.47 or later.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4730-1 libyaml-syck-perl security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6428-1 libyaml-syck-perl security update
History
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Toddr yaml::syck
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Toddr yaml::syck
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Description YAML::Syck versions before 1.47 for Perl allow a use-after-free and double-free via an anchor node freed while still on the parser value stack. In the bundled libsyck, when an anchor name is redefined or removed, syck_hdlr_add_anchor and syck_hdlr_remove_anchor free the node stored under that name with syck_free_node. That node can still be live on the parser's value stack, so syck_hdlr_add_node reaches it again and frees it a second time. On a normal build the 48-byte node chunk is freed twice and the interpreter aborts. Anchors need no special flags, so this is reached on the default Load path, and a 7-byte document that redefines an anchor triggers it. Any caller that runs Load or LoadFile on an untrusted document that redefines an anchor mid-parse crashes the interpreter, a denial of service.
Title YAML::Syck versions before 1.47 for Perl allow a use-after-free and double-free via an anchor node freed while still on the parser value stack
Weaknesses CWE-415
CWE-416
References
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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
CPANSec
Published
Updated
Jul 17, 2026, 1:18 PM
Reserved
Jun 29, 2026, 1:57 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 16, 2026, 10:16 PM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 8:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jul 16, 2026, 9:35 PM