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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202408-08 ] json-c: Buffer Overflow

Posted on 07 August 2024
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202408-08
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: json-c: Buffer Overflow
Date: August 07, 2024
Bugs: #918555
ID: 202408-08

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in json-c, which can lead to a stack
buffer overflow.

Background
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json-c is a JSON implementation in C.

Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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dev-libs/json-c < 0.16 >= 0.16

Description
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Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

Impact
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A stack-buffer-overflow exists in the auxiliary sample program
json_parse which is located in the function parseit.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All json-c users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/json-c-0.16"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2021-32292
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32292

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202408-08

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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