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USN-8394-1: YARD vulnerability

USN-8394-1: YARD vulnerability

Ubuntu June 5, 2026

It was discovered that YARD incorrectly sanitized paths in its built-in documentation server. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files from the server host.

It was discovered that YARD incorrectly sanitized paths in its built-in documentation server. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files from the server host.

It was discovered that YARD incorrectly sanitized paths in its built-in documentation server. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files from the server host.

It was discovered that YARD incorrectly sanitized paths in its built-in documentation server. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files from the server host.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

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