# CVE-2023-33460: r-cran-jsonlite: There's a memory leak in yajl 2.1.0 with use of yajl_tree_parse function CVE-2023-33460 is fixed in 7 products on 1 platform, first by libyajl2 2.1.0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1, released June 6, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-33460 - Priority: Routine - CVSS: 6.5 (medium) - EPSS: 0.0113 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Jun 6, 2023 ## Description There's a memory leak in yajl 2.1.0 with use of yajl_tree_parse function. which will cause out-of-memory in server and cause crash. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | libyajl2 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.1.0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 | [libyajl2 2.1.0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libyajl2-2.1.0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1-esm1.md) | Jun 6, 2023 | | Linux | libyajl2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [libyajl2 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libyajl2-2.1.0-3ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Jun 6, 2023 | | Linux | libyajl2 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [libyajl2 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libyajl2-2.1.0-3ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Jun 6, 2023 | | Linux | r-cran-jsonlite Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.8.8+dfsg-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-33460](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-33460.md) | Jun 6, 2023 | | Linux | r-cran-jsonlite Debian 14 | 1.8.8+dfsg-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-33460](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-33460.md) | Jun 6, 2023 | | Linux | yajl Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.1.0-3+deb12u2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-33460](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-33460.md) | Jun 6, 2023 | | Linux | yajl Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.1.0-5 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-33460](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-33460.md) | Jun 6, 2023 | | Linux | yajl Debian 14 | 2.1.0-5 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-33460](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-33460.md) | Jun 6, 2023 | | Linux | yajl RHEL 8 | 0:2.1.0-12.el8 | [RHSA-2023:7057](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-7057.md) | Nov 14, 2023 | | Linux | yajl RHEL 9 | 0:2.1.0-22.el9 | [RHSA-2023:6551](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-6551.md) | Nov 7, 2023 | | Linux | yajl almalinux 8 | 2.1.0-12.el8 | [ALSA-2023:7057](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-7057.md) | Nov 14, 2023 | | Linux | yajl almalinux 9 | 2.1.0-22.el9 | [ALSA-2023:6551](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-6551.md) | Nov 7, 2023 | | Linux | yajl amzn 2023 | 2.1.0-16.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2023-279](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-279.md) | Aug 3, 2023 | | Linux | yajl ol 8 | 0:2.1.0-12.el8 | [ELSA-2023-7057](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-7057.md) | Nov 17, 2023 | | Linux | yajl ol 9 | 0:2.1.0-22.el9 | [ELSA-2023-6551](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6551.md) | Nov 11, 2023 | | Linux | yajl rocky 8 | 0:2.1.0-12.el8 | [RLSA-2023:7057](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-7057.md) | Nov 28, 2023 | | Linux | yajl rocky 9 | 0:2.1.0-22.el9 | [RLSA-2023:6551](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-6551.md) | May 10, 2024 | | Linux | yajl-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 2.1.0-16.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2023-279](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-279.md) | Aug 3, 2023 | | Linux | yajl-debugsource amzn 2023 | 2.1.0-16.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2023-279](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-279.md) | Aug 3, 2023 | | Linux | yajl-devel RHEL 8 | 0:2.1.0-12.el8 | [RHSA-2023:7057](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-7057.md) | Nov 14, 2023 | | Linux | yajl-devel RHEL 9 | 0:2.1.0-22.el9 | [RHSA-2023:6551](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-6551.md) | Nov 7, 2023 | | Linux | yajl-devel almalinux 8 | 2.1.0-12.el8 | [ALSA-2023:7057](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-7057.md) | Nov 14, 2023 | | Linux | yajl-devel almalinux 9 | 2.1.0-22.el9 | [ALSA-2023:6551](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-6551.md) | Nov 7, 2023 | | Linux | yajl-devel amzn 2023 | 2.1.0-16.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2023-279](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-279.md) | Aug 3, 2023 | | Linux | yajl-devel ol 8 | 0:2.1.0-12.el8 | [ELSA-2023-7057](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-7057.md) | Nov 17, 2023 | | Linux | yajl-devel ol 9 | 0:2.1.0-22.el9 | [ELSA-2023-6551](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6551.md) | Nov 11, 2023 | | Linux | yajl-tools Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.1.0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 | [yajl-tools 2.1.0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-yajl-tools-2.1.0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1-esm1.md) | Jun 6, 2023 | | Linux | yajl-tools Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [yajl-tools 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-yajl-tools-2.1.0-3ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Jun 6, 2023 | | Linux | yajl-tools Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.22.04.1 | [yajl-tools 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-yajl-tools-2.1.0-3ubuntu0.22.04.1.md) | Jun 6, 2023 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T13:06:02Z UTC. 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