Gentoo: GLSA-202006-13: json-c: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in json-c. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All json-c users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/json-c-0.14-r3"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2020-12762 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12762
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-13
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Background
json-c is a JSON implementation in C.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-libs/json-c < 0.14-r3 >= 0.14-r3
Impact
===== A remote/local attacker could send a specially crafted file possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.