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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS RapidJSON Important Integer Overflow Vuln USN-8189-1

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Calendar Grey April 21, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
RapidJSON in Ubuntu could crash or run programs due to integer overflow, urging updates for security measures.
RapidJSON could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

RapidJSON could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it

opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- rapidjson: A fast JSON parser/generator for C++

Details:

It was discovered that RapidJSON did not properly protect against integer

overflows in certain instances when parsing JSON text. A remote attacker

could possibly use this issue to craft a malicious JSON file, that when

read by RapidJSON, would lead to an elevation of privilege, resulting in

the potential disclosure of sensitive information.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu important integer overflow elevation of privilege rapidjson

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  rapidjson-dev                   1.1.0+dfsg2-7.2ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  rapidjson-dev                   1.1.0+dfsg2-7ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  rapidjson-dev                   1.1.0+dfsg2-5ubuntu1+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  rapidjson-dev                   1.1.0+dfsg2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  rapidjson-dev                   0.12~git20141031-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8189-1

CVE-2024-39684

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8189-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu important integer overflow elevation of privilege rapidjson

Package Information

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