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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : json-c regression (USN-4360-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 136692

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

USN-4360-1 fixed a vulnerability in json-c. The security fix introduced a memory leak in some scenarios. This update reverts the security fix pending further investigation.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

It was discovered that json-c incorrectly handled certain JSON files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 136692

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4360-2.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/18/2020

Updated: 10/21/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libjson-c2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libjson-c3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libjson-c3-udeb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libjson-c4, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libjson-c4-udeb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libjson0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libjson0-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libjson-c-dev

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/15/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/15/2020

Reference Information

USN: 4360-2