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Ubuntu: Moderate 4360-2 Json-C Memory Leak Regression Issue Fix

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Calendar Grey May 15, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Resolving json-c issues in Ubuntu versions due to memory leak effects. Adhere to the provided update guidelines for a fix.
USN-4360-1 introduced a regression in json-c.

Summary

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update Ubuntu memory leak attack regression 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-7ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 19.10: libjson-c4 0.13.1+dfsg-4ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libjson-c3 0.12.1-1.3ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libjson-c2 0.11-4ubuntu2.5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4360-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4360-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/json-c/+bug/1878723

May 15, 2020

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory software update Ubuntu memory leak attack regression json-c

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/json-c/0.13.1+dfsg-7ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/json-c/0.13.1+dfsg-4ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/json-c/0.12.1-1.3ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/json-c/0.11-4ubuntu2.5

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