CVE-2017-8829: Debian Lintian

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Deserialization vulnerability in lintian through 2.5.50.3 allows attackers to trigger code execution by requesting a review of a source package with a crafted YAML file.

Affected products

• Debian Lintian: up to and including 2.5.50.3

Published 2017-05-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.