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Debian 10 DLA-3478-1 Moderate: Yajl Memory Leak Could Cause Crashes

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Calendar Grey July 2, 2023
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Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3480-1 highlights a vulnerability in libxml2 that may lead to data exposure. Users are advised to update promptly.
A memory leak has been found in yajl, a JSON parser / small validating JSON generator written in ANSI C, which might allow an attacker to cause an out of memory situation and poten...
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Summary

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version
2.1.0-2+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your yajl packages.

For the detailed security status of yajl please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/yajl

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


Package: yajl
Version: 2.1.0-2+deb10u1
CVE ID: CVE-2023-33460
Debian Bug: 1039984

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