ALAS2023-2023-205


Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory: ALAS-2023-205
Advisory Release Date: 2023-06-05 16:39 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-06-07 20:09 Pacific
Severity: Medium

Issue Overview:

A flaw was found in json-c. In printbuf_memappend, certain crafted values can overflow the memory allowing an attacker to write past the memory boundary. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (CVE-2020-12762)


Affected Packages:

libfastjson


Issue Correction:
Run dnf update libfastjson --releasever 2023.0.20230607 to update your system.

New Packages:
aarch64:
    libfastjson-debugsource-0.99.9-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    libfastjson-debuginfo-0.99.9-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    libfastjson-devel-0.99.9-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    libfastjson-0.99.9-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64

src:
    libfastjson-0.99.9-1.amzn2023.0.3.src

x86_64:
    libfastjson-debuginfo-0.99.9-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    libfastjson-debugsource-0.99.9-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    libfastjson-0.99.9-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    libfastjson-devel-0.99.9-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64