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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7125-1
November 25, 2024
rapidjson vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
RapidJSON could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- rapidjson: A fast JSON parser/generator for C++
Details:
It was discovered that RapidJSON incorrectly parsed numbers written in
scientific notation, leading to an integer underflow. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary
code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 24.10
  rapidjson-dev                   1.1.0+dfsg2-7.3ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  rapidjson-dev                   1.1.0+dfsg2-7.2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  rapidjson-dev                   1.1.0+dfsg2-7ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  rapidjson-dev                   1.1.0+dfsg2-5ubuntu1+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  rapidjson-dev                   1.1.0+dfsg2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  rapidjson-dev                   0.12~git20141031-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7125-1
  CVE-2024-38517
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rapidjson/1.1.0+dfsg2-7.3ubuntu0.1