Bug 2533002 - CVE-2026-87933 cjson: cJSON: Memory corruption via use after free in cJSONUtils_MergePatch [fedora-all]
Summary: CVE-2026-87933 cjson: cJSON: Memory corruption via use after free in cJSONUti...
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Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: cjson
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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high
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Assignee: Jonathan Wright
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard: {"flaws": ["30e7c73d-9e21-44d5-954f-2...
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Blocks: CVE-2026-87933
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Reported: 2026-09-14 11:51 UTC by Marian Rehak
Modified: 2026-09-14 11:51 UTC (History)
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Description Marian Rehak 2026-09-14 11:51:06 UTC
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A vulnerability was found in DaveGamble cJSON up to 1.7.19. The affected element is the function cJSONUtils_MergePatch of the file cJSON_Utils.c. The manipulation results in use after free. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.


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