Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-4360-1 Critical: Json-C Arbitrary Code Execution

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May 14, 2020

json-c could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted JSON file.

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.

Topics Covered

security advisory package update arbitrary code execution Ubuntu json-c

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.