Debian dla-3492 : libyajl-dev - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 178173

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3492 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3492-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Tobias Frost July 11, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : yajl Version : 2.1.0-3+deb10u2 CVE ID : CVE-2017-16516 CVE-2022-24795 CVE-2023-33460 Debian Bug : 1040036

Multiple vulnerabilties have been found in yajl, a JSON parser / small validating JSON generator# written in ANSI C, which potentially can cause memory corruption or DoS.

The CVE-20117-16516 had been addressed already in DLA-3478, however the fix has been found to be incomplete as it missed an additional memory leak. This update fixes that problem.

CVE-2017-16516

When a crafted JSON file is supplied to yajl, the process might crash with a SIGABRT in the yajl_string_decode function in yajl_encode.c. This results potentially in a denial of service.

CVE-2022-24795

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.

CVE-2023-33460

There's a memory leak in yajl 2.1.0 with use of yajl_tree_parse function, which potentially cause out-of-memory in server and cause crash.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 2.1.0-3+deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your yajl packages.

For the detailed security status of yajl please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/yajl

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Attachment:
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Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the libyajl-dev packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 178173

File Name: debian_DLA-3492.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 7/11/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-24795

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libyajl2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libyajl-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libyajl-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:yajl-tools

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/11/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/3/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-16516, CVE-2022-24795, CVE-2023-33460

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