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Debian dla-4317 : libjson-xs-perl - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 266336

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4317 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4317-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Paride Legovini September 30, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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 Package : libjson-xs-perl Version : 4.030-1+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2025-40928

 A vulnerability has been fixed in libjson-xs-perl, a Perl module which does C/XS-accelerated manipulation of JSON-formatted data.

 CVE-2025-40928

 Integer buffer overflow causing a segfault when parsing crafted JSON, enabling denial-of-service attacks or other unspecified impact

 For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 4.030-1+deb11u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your libjson-xs-perl packages.

 For the detailed security status of libjson-xs-perl please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libjson-xs-perl

 Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the libjson-xs-perl packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?4e428248

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-40928

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/libjson-xs-perl

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 266336

File Name: debian_DLA-4317.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/1/2025

Updated: 10/1/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-40928

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libjson-xs-perl

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/30/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-40928