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Ubuntu 25.04: libcpanel-json-xs-perl Critical DoS USN-7749-1 CVE-2025-40929

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Calendar Grey September 15, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Advisory USN-7750-1 identifies a severe vulnerability in libexample-json-xs-perl that necessitates immediate patching.
Cpanel-JSON-XS could be made to crash if it parsed specially crafted JSON.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Cpanel-JSON-XS could be made to crash if it parsed specially crafted JSON. Software Description: - libcpanel-json-xs-perl: module for fast and correct serialising to JSON Details: It was discovered that Cpanel-JSON-XS incorrectly handled parsing certain JSON data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Cpanel-JSON-XS to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.04 libcpanel-json-xs-perl 4.39-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libcpanel-json-xs-perl 4.37-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libcpanel-json-xs-perl 4.27-1ubuntu0.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7749-1

CVE-2025-40929

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7749-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcpanel-json-xs-perl/4.39-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcpanel-json-xs-perl/4.27-1ubuntu0.2

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