Summary
Yet Another JSON Library (YAJL) is a small event-driven (SAX-style) JSON parser written in ANSI C and a small validating JSON generator.
Security Fix(es):
* yajl: heap-based buffer overflow when handling large inputs due to an integer overflow (CVE-2022-24795)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | yajl | 2.1.0-11.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | yajl-devel | 2.1.0-11.el8 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 5.9
Buffer Overflow and Integer Overflow in yajl-ruby
yajl-ruby is a C binding to the YAJL JSON parsing and generation library. The 1.x branch and the 2.x branch of `yajl` contain an integer overflow which leads to subsequent heap memory corruption when dealing with large (~2GB) inputs. The reallocation logic at…