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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-6667-1 Critical Cpanel-JSON-XS Crash Issue

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Calendar Grey February 28, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Alert USN-9999-2 addresses a vulnerability in a software component that may result in potential system instability or unauthorized access to confidential information.
Cpanel-JSON-XS could be made to crash or expose information if it processed specially crafted data.

Summary

Cpanel-JSON-XS could be made to crash or expose information if it

processed specially crafted data.

Software Description:

- libcpanel-json-xs-perl: module for fast and correct serialising to JSON

Details:

It was discovered that Cpanel-JSON-XS incorrectly decoded certain data. A

remote attacker could use this issue to cause Cpanel-JSON-XS to crash,

resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service information exposure library issue ubuntu crash json processing

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   libcpanel-json-xs-perl          4.27-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   libcpanel-json-xs-perl          4.19-1ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6667-1

CVE-2022-48623

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6667-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service information exposure library issue ubuntu crash json processing

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcpanel-json-xs-perl/4.27-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcpanel-json-xs-perl/4.19-1ubuntu0.1

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