Ubuntu alert USN-4360-1 (json-c)
| From: | "Leonidas S. Barbosa" <leo.barbosa@canonical.com> | |
| To: | ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com | |
| Subject: | [USN-4360-1] json-c vulnerability | |
| Date: | Thu, 14 May 2020 16:20:10 -0300 | |
| Message-ID: | <20200514192010.GA2386417@d4rkl41n> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4360-1 May 14, 2020 json-c vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 19.10 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 ESM - Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Summary: json-c could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted JSON file. Software Description: - json-c: JSON manipulation library Details: It was discovered that json-c incorrectly handled certain JSON files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libjson-c4 0.13.1+dfsg-7ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 19.10: libjson-c4 0.13.1+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libjson-c3 0.12.1-1.3ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libjson-c2 0.11-4ubuntu2.1 libjson0 0.11-4ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: libjson-c2 0.11-3ubuntu1.2+esm1 libjson0 0.11-3ubuntu1.2+esm1 Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: libjson0 0.9-1ubuntu1.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4360-1 CVE-2020-12762 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/json-c/0.13.1+dfsg-7... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/json-c/0.13.1+dfsg-4... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/json-c/0.12.1-1.3ubu... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/json-c/0.11-4ubuntu2.1 -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...