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Debian: DLA-4216-1 important: cjson JSON parsing security fix

debian lts
Calendar Grey June 15, 2025
Dist Debian Esm H88
Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4217-1 addresses critical flaws in the libxml2 library for XML processing, ensuring stable updates.
Two vulnerabilities have been fixed in cJSON, a C library for parsing JSON
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Summary

CVE-2023-26819

rejection of valid texts

CVE-2023-53154

heap buffer overflow

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version
1.7.14-1+deb11u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your cjson packages.

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

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


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Package: cjson
Version: 1.7.14-1+deb11u2
CVE ID: CVE-2023-26819 CVE-2023-53154
Debian Bug: 1103687

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