Cpanel-JSON-XS could be made to crash if it parsed specially crafted JSON.. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7749-1 September 15, 2025 libcpanel-json-xs-perl vulnerability ========================================================================== 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 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 . Ubuntu Security Advisory USN-7750-1 identifies a severe vulnerability in libexample-json-xs-perl that necessitates immediate patching.. Cpanel-JSON-XS DoS, Ubuntu security patches, JSON parsing issue. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Several security issues were fixed in UltraJSON.. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6629-1 February 14, 2024 ujson vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: Several security issues were fixed in UltraJSON. Software Description: - ujson: ultra fast JSON encoder and decoder for Python 3 Details: It was discovered that UltraJSON incorrectly handled certain input with a large amount of indentation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to crash the program, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-45958) Jake Miller discovered that UltraJSON incorrectly decoded certain characters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause key confusion and overwrite values in dictionaries. (CVE-2022-31116) It was discovered that UltraJSON incorrectly handled an error when reallocating a buffer for string decoding. An attacker could possibly use this issue to corrupt memory. (CVE-2022-31117) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): python3-ujson 5.1.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): python-ujson 1.35-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 python3-ujson 1.35-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): python-ujson 1.33-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 python3-ujson 1.33-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6629-1 CVE-2021-45958, CVE-2022-31116, CVE-2022-31117 . Ensure yourUbuntu installations are fully updated to mitigate various security vulnerabilities associated with UltraJSON that could impact Python's JSON processing and memory stability.. UltraJSON Security, Ubuntu Updates, JSON Decoder Issues. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. . SUSE Security Update: Security update for ruby2.5 ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:0995-1 Rating: moderate References: #1167244 #1168938 Cross-References: CVE-2020-10663 CVE-2020-10933 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update for ruby2.5 to version 2.5.8 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-10663: Unsafe Object Creation Vulnerability in JSON (bsc#1167244). - CVE-2020-10933: Heap exposure vulnerability in the socket library (bsc#1168938). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-SP1-2020-995=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2020-995=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): ruby2.5-debuginfo-2.5.8-4.11.1 ruby2.5-debugsource-2.5.8-4.11.1 ruby2.5-doc-2.5.8-4.11.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1 (noarch): ruby2.5-doc-ri-2.5.8-4.11.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): libruby2_5-2_5-2.5.8-4.11.1 libruby2_5-2_5-debuginfo-2.5.8-4.11.1 ruby2.5-2.5.8-4.11.1 ruby2.5-debuginfo-2.5.8-4.11.1 ruby2.5-debugsource-2.5.8-4.11.1 ruby2.5-devel-2.5.8-4.11.1 ruby2.5-devel-extra-2.5.8-4.11.1 ruby2.5-stdlib-2.5.8-4.11.1 ruby2.5-stdlib-debuginfo-2.5.8-4.11.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10663.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10933.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1167244 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1168938 _______________________________________________ sle-security-updates mailing list
Lawrence Pit discovered that Ruby on Rails, a web development framenwork, is vulnerable to a flaw in the parsing of JSON to YAML. Using a specially crafted payload attackers can trick the backend into decoding a subset of YAML. . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2613-1
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