OSV-2022-281 Heap-use-after-free in jsmn_parse

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A heap-use-after-free vulnerability in the jsmn JSON parser allows attackers to potentially execute code or cause a denial of service via crafted input.

Exploited in the wild
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Attackable
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Victim action needed
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Fix
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What is OSV-2022-281?

OSV-2022-281 is an use after free vulnerability in fluent-bit, published on 26 Mar 2022.

Official description

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=45984

Crash type: Heap-use-after-free WRITE 4 Crash state: jsmn_parse flb_json_tokenise flb_pack_json_state

Which versions are affected by OSV-2022-281?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including fluent-bit.

PackageAffectedFixed in
fluent-bit OSS-FuzzAll versionsNone

How do I fix OSV-2022-281?

No fix has been published for OSV-2022-281 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is OSV-2022-281 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of OSV-2022-281 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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