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🛡️ RUSTSEC-2025-0067 — libyml

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

libyml::string::yaml_string_extend is unsound and unmaintained

In version 0.0.4, libyml::string::yaml_string_extend was revised resulting in undefined behaviour, which is unsound.

The GitHub project for libyml was archived after unsoundness issues were raised.

If you rely on this crate, it is highly recommended switching to a maintained alternative.

Recommended alternatives

  • [libyaml-safer](https://crates.io/crates/libyaml-safer)
  • [unsafe-libyaml-norway](https://crates.io/crates/unsafe-libyaml-norway) - Maintained fork of unsafe-libyaml

Affected software

RUSTSEC-2025-0067 is recorded against 1 package.

  • libyml

Timeline and source

Published on 11 September 2025 and last revised on 28 October 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

crates.io (Package)
rustsec.org (Advisory)
github.com (Report)

Other advisories for this package

libyml has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2025-09-11
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2025-10-28
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
libyml — —

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