GLSA 202408-08: json-c: Buffer Overflow

http://security.gentoo.org/

Severity:	normal
Title:	json-c: Buffer Overflow
Date:	08/07/2024
Bugs:	#918555
ID:	202408-08

Synopsis

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

Background

json-c is a JSON implementation in C.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-libs/json-c	< 0.16	>= 0.16	All supported architectures

Description

Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

Impact

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

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

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

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

References

CVE-2021-32292

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202408-08.xml

Concerns?

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.