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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2020-12762: Security patch for json-c, libfastjson (Multiple Advisories)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2020-12762: Security patch for json-c, libfastjson (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/09/2020
Created
07/03/2020
Added
07/02/2020
Modified
06/08/2023

Description

json-c through 0.14 has an integer overflow and out-of-bounds write via a large JSON file, as demonstrated by printbuf_memappend.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-json-c
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-json-c-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-json-c-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-json-c-doc
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libfastjson
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libfastjson-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libfastjson-devel

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