# RHSA-2025:17119: perl-JSON-XS security update

RHSA-2025:17119, released September 8, 2025, fixes 1 CVE in perl-JSON-XS (version 4.04-1.el10_0). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-17119
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Sep 8, 2025
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2025-40928, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17119

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [perl-JSON-XS](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/perl-json-xs.md) | RHEL 10 | 4.04-1.el10_0 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2025-40928](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-40928.md) | High | JSON::XS before version 4.04 for Perl has an integer buffer overflow causing a segfault when parsing crafted JSON, enabling denial-of-service attacks or other unspecified impact | 7.5 | 0.0067 |  |

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