Description
UltraJSON is a fast JSON encoder and decoder written in pure C with bindings for Python 3.7+. Versions 5.4.0 through 5.11.0 contain an accumulating memory leak in JSON parsing large (outside of the range [-2^63, 2^64 - 1]) integers. The leaked memory is a copy of the string form of the integer plus an additional NULL byte. The leak occurs irrespective of whether the integer parses successfully or is rejected due to having more than sys.get_int_max_str_digits() digits, meaning that any sized leak per malicious JSON can be achieved provided that there is no limit on the overall size of the payload. Any service that calls ujson.load()/ujson.loads()/ujson.decode() on untrusted inputs is affected and vulnerable to denial of service attacks. This issue has been fixed in version 5.12.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ultrajson | ultrajson | >= 5.4.0, < 5.12.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ujson | 5.13.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | ujson | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | ujson | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | ujson | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | ujson | 5.11.0-3ubuntu0.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | ujson | 5.10.0-1ubuntu0.1 | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | ujson | 5.9.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | py3-ujson | 5.12.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | py3-ujson | 5.12.0-r0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | ujson | >= 5.4.0, < 5.12.0 | 5.12.0 | GHSA-wgvc-ghv9-3pmm |