CVE-2026-13713
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TODDR | YAML::Syck | 0 < 1.47 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-416: CWE-416 Use After Free
- CWE-415: CWE-415 Double Free
References
- https://metacpan.org/release/TODDR/YAML-Syck-1.47/changes
- https://github.com/toddr/YAML-Syck/commit/44c90a109ec3215ee7ce747bd11209835e123d8b.patch
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