Ubuntu Security Update USN-6287-1: Go yaml vulnerabilities

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Simon Ferquel discovered that the Go yaml package incorrectly handled certain YAML documents. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the system to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-4235) It was discovered that the Go yaml package incorrectly handled certain large YAML documents. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the system to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2022-3064)

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