Summary
USN-6629-1 fixed vulnerabilities in UltraJSON.
This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that UltraJSON incorrectly handled certain input with
a large amount of indentation. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to crash the program, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-45958)
Jake Miller discovered that UltraJSON incorrectly decoded certain
characters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause key
confusion and overwrite values in dictionaries. (CVE-2022-31116)
It was discovered that UltraJSON incorrectly handled an error when
reallocating a buffer for string decoding. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to corrupt memory. (CVE-2022-31117)
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS | ujson | 1.35-4ubuntu0.1+esm1 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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High 7.5
Incorrect handling of invalid surrogate pair characters in ujson
UltraJSON is a fast JSON encoder and decoder written in pure C with bindings for Python 3.7+. Affected versions were found to improperly decode certain characters. JSON strings that contain escaped surrogate characters not part of a proper surrogate pair were…
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Medium 5.9
Double free of buffer during string decoding in ujson
UltraJSON is a fast JSON encoder and decoder written in pure C with bindings for Python 3.7+. In versions prior to 5.4.0 an error occurring while reallocating a buffer for string decoding can cause the buffer to get freed twice. Due to how UltraJSON uses the …