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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Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:15:00 +0000
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| 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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
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Updated: 2026-09-24T14:07:14.152Z
Reserved: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2026-88359
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-24T14:18:18.320
Modified: 2026-09-24T14:18:18.320
Link: CVE-2026-88359
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