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Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2025-40928: Medium priority package update for perl-JSON-XS

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Sep 8, 2025
Added
Sep 30, 2025
Modified
Sep 30, 2025

Description

A flaw was found in the JSON-XS Perl module. A buffer overflow can be triggered due to an integer overflow when a specially crafted JSON input is processed, causing a segmentation fault, crashing the application using the module and resulting in a denial of service.

Solutions

amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-perl-json-xsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-perl-json-xs-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-perl-json-xs-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-perl-json-xs-tests
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