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CVE-2026-13713

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.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-13713
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
CPANSec
Reserved
2026-06-29 13:57 UTC
Published
2026-07-16 21:35 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-17 03:02 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-416
CWE-416 Use After Free
Vendor / Product
TODDR / YAML::Syck
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

No CVSS data available.

Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
TODDR YAML::Syck 0 < 1.47
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-415 cna CWE-415 Double Free
CWE-416 cna CWE-416 Use After Free
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