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SUSE: 2022:3001-1 Important: json-c Memory Corruption Fix

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Calendar Grey September 2, 2022
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A critical SUSE security patch for json-c has been released, targeting memory corruption vulnerabilities linked to CVE-2020-12762.
An update that fixes one vulnerability, contains one feature is now available

Summary

This update for json-c fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-12762: Fixed an integer overflow that could lead to memory corruption via a large JSON file (bsc#1171479). Non-security fixes: - Updated to version 0.12.1 (jsc#PED-1778). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-9-2022-3001=1 - SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9: zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-9-2022-3001=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2022-3001=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4:

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Topics Covered

security advisory update memory corruption important integer overflow SUSE Linux Enterprise json-c

References

#1171479 PED-1778

Cross- CVE-2020-12762

CVSS scores:

CVE-2020-12762 (NVD) : 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2020-12762 (SUSE): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-BCL

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5

SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12762.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1171479

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:3001-1
Rating: important

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security advisory update memory corruption important integer overflow SUSE Linux Enterprise json-c

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