Dasel is a command-line tool and library for querying, modifying, and transforming data structures. Starting in version 3.0.0 and prior to version 3.3.1, Dasel's YAML reader allows an attacker who can supply YAML for processing to trigger extreme CPU and memory consumption. The issue is in the library's own `UnmarshalYAML` implementation, which manually resolves alias nodes by recursively following `yaml.Node.Alias` pointers without any expansion budget, bypassing go-yaml v4's built-in alias expansion limit. Version 3.3.2 contains a patch for the issue.
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GHSA-4fcp-jxh7-23x8 | Dasel has unbounded YAML alias expansion in dasel leads to CPU/memory denial of service |
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Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:30:00 +0000
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| Description | Dasel is a command-line tool and library for querying, modifying, and transforming data structures. Starting in version 3.0.0 and prior to version 3.3.1, Dasel's YAML reader allows an attacker who can supply YAML for processing to trigger extreme CPU and memory consumption. The issue is in the library's own `UnmarshalYAML` implementation, which manually resolves alias nodes by recursively following `yaml.Node.Alias` pointers without any expansion budget, bypassing go-yaml v4's built-in alias expansion limit. Version 3.3.2 contains a patch for the issue. | |
| Title | Dasel has unbounded YAML alias expansion in dasel leads to CPU/memory denial of service | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-674 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-24T00:06:22.351Z
Reserved: 2026-03-18T21:23:36.677Z
Link: CVE-2026-33320
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-24T01:17:02.203
Modified: 2026-03-24T01:17:02.203
Link: CVE-2026-33320
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