RedHat: RHSA-2021-4382:02 Moderate: json-c security and bug fix update
Summary
JSON-C implements a reference counting object model that allows users to
easily construct JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) objects in C, output
them as JSON formatted strings, and parse JSON formatted strings back into
the C representation of JSON objects.
Security Fix(es):
* json-c: integer overflow and out-of-bounds write via a large JSON file
(CVE-2020-12762)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Summary
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12762 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/8.5_release_notes/
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8):
aarch64:
json-c-debuginfo-0.13.1-2.el8.aarch64.rpm
json-c-debugsource-0.13.1-2.el8.aarch64.rpm
json-c-devel-0.13.1-2.el8.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le:
json-c-debuginfo-0.13.1-2.el8.ppc64le.rpm
json-c-debugsource-0.13.1-2.el8.ppc64le.rpm
json-c-devel-0.13.1-2.el8.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
json-c-debuginfo-0.13.1-2.el8.s390x.rpm
json-c-debugsource-0.13.1-2.el8.s390x.rpm
json-c-devel-0.13.1-2.el8.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
json-c-debuginfo-0.13.1-2.el8.i686.rpm
json-c-debuginfo-0.13.1-2.el8.x86_64.rpm
json-c-debugsource-0.13.1-2.el8.i686.rpm
json-c-debugsource-0.13.1-2.el8.x86_64.rpm
json-c-devel-0.13.1-2.el8.i686.rpm
json-c-devel-0.13.1-2.el8.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8):
Source:
json-c-0.13.1-2.el8.src.rpm
aarch64:
json-c-0.13.1-2.el8.aarch64.rpm
json-c-debuginfo-0.13.1-2.el8.aarch64.rpm
json-c-debugsource-0.13.1-2.el8.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le:
json-c-0.13.1-2.el8.ppc64le.rpm
json-c-debuginfo-0.13.1-2.el8.ppc64le.rpm
json-c-debugsource-0.13.1-2.el8.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
json-c-0.13.1-2.el8.s390x.rpm
json-c-debuginfo-0.13.1-2.el8.s390x.rpm
json-c-debugsource-0.13.1-2.el8.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
json-c-0.13.1-2.el8.i686.rpm
json-c-0.13.1-2.el8.x86_64.rpm
json-c-debuginfo-0.13.1-2.el8.i686.rpm
json-c-debuginfo-0.13.1-2.el8.x86_64.rpm
json-c-debugsource-0.13.1-2.el8.i686.rpm
json-c-debugsource-0.13.1-2.el8.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8):
noarch:
json-c-doc-0.13.1-2.el8.noarch.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
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Topic
An update for json-c is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) - noarch
Bugs Fixed
1835253 - CVE-2020-12762 json-c: integer overflow and out-of-bounds write via a large JSON file