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Medium RLSA-2021:4382 1 CVE

Moderate: json-c security and bug fix update

Published Nov 9, 2021 · Updated Feb 5, 2026

Summary

JSON-C implements a reference counting object model that allows users to easily construct JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) objects in C, output them as JSON formatted strings, and parse JSON formatted strings back into the C representation of JSON objects.

Security Fix(es):

* json-c: integer overflow and out-of-bounds write via a large JSON file (CVE-2020-12762)

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 Rocky Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Rocky Linux · 8 json-c 0:0.13.1-2.el8

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1835253