vulnerability

Ubuntu: USN-4360-3: json-c regression

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 15, 2020
Added
May 16, 2020
Modified
Feb 19, 2025

Description


USN-4360-1 fixed a vulnerability in json-c. The security fix introduced a memory leak in some scenarios. This update reverts the security fix pending further investigation.


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Original advisory details:


It was discovered that json-c incorrectly handled certain JSON files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Solutions

ubuntu-upgrade-libjson-c2ubuntu-upgrade-libjson0
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