Linux · Security advisory · September 14, 2025

DSA-6001-1: cjson security update

DSA-6001-1, released September 14, 2025, fixes 1 CVE in cjson. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVEs closed
1
1 rated Critical
Exploited
0
None reported
Exploitation more likely
0
Vendor assessment
Highest EPSS
0.0074
54th percentile

Fixed package versions

ProductReleaseFixed in
cjsonDebian 12.15 (bookworm)1.7.15-1+deb12u4
cjsonDebian 13.5 (trixie)1.7.18-3.1+deb13u1

CVEs this fix closes

PriorityCVETitleImpactCVSSEPSSExploitation
Urgent CVE-2025-57052 cJSON 1.5.0 through 1.7.18 allows out-of-bounds access via the decode_array_index_from_pointer function in cJSON_Utils.c, allowing remote attackers to bypass array bounds checking and access restricted data via malformed JSON pointer strings containing alphanumeric characters. 9.8 0.0074 None reported
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