Ubuntu USN · USN-8189-1

RapidJSON vulnerability

Published: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:49

CVE-2024-39684

Summary

RapidJSON could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it opened a specially crafted file.

Details

It was discovered that RapidJSON did not properly protect against integer overflows in certain instances when parsing JSON text. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to craft a malicious JSON file, that when read by RapidJSON, would lead to an elevation of privilege, resulting in the potential disclosure of sensitive information.

Recommended actions per Ubuntu release

StackPatch playbook auto-generated per release codename and per affected package.

Ubuntu bionic

rapidjson→1.1.0+dfsg2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2apt_upgrade_esm
Fixed at 1.1.0+dfsg2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
```
sudo pro attach <token>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rapidjson=1.1.0+dfsg2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
```
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rapidjson-dev→1.1.0+dfsg2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2apt_upgrade_esm
Fixed at 1.1.0+dfsg2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
```
sudo pro attach <token>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rapidjson-dev=1.1.0+dfsg2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
```
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rapidjson-doc→1.1.0+dfsg2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2apt_upgrade_esm
Fixed at 1.1.0+dfsg2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
```
sudo pro attach <token>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rapidjson-doc=1.1.0+dfsg2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
```
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Ubuntu focal

rapidjson→1.1.0+dfsg2-5ubuntu1+esm2apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 1.1.0+dfsg2-5ubuntu1+esm2 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rapidjson
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.
rapidjson-dev→1.1.0+dfsg2-5ubuntu1+esm2apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 1.1.0+dfsg2-5ubuntu1+esm2 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rapidjson-dev
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.
rapidjson-doc→1.1.0+dfsg2-5ubuntu1+esm2apt_upgrade
Standard apt upgrade. Install 1.1.0+dfsg2-5ubuntu1+esm2 from the apt repo.
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rapidjson-doc
```
Most apt upgrades restart their service automatically. needrestart lists anything else.

Ubuntu jammy

rapidjson→1.1.0+dfsg2-7ubuntu0.1~esm2apt_upgrade_esm
Fixed at 1.1.0+dfsg2-7ubuntu0.1~esm2 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
```
sudo pro attach <token>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rapidjson=1.1.0+dfsg2-7ubuntu0.1~esm2
```
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.
rapidjson-dev→1.1.0+dfsg2-7ubuntu0.1~esm2apt_upgrade_esm
Fixed at 1.1.0+dfsg2-7ubuntu0.1~esm2 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
```
sudo pro attach <token>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rapidjson-dev=1.1.0+dfsg2-7ubuntu0.1~esm2
```
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.
rapidjson-doc→1.1.0+dfsg2-7ubuntu0.1~esm2apt_upgrade_esm
Fixed at 1.1.0+dfsg2-7ubuntu0.1~esm2 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
```
sudo pro attach <token>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rapidjson-doc=1.1.0+dfsg2-7ubuntu0.1~esm2
```
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.

Ubuntu noble

rapidjson→1.1.0+dfsg2-7.2ubuntu0.1~esm2apt_upgrade_esm
Fixed at 1.1.0+dfsg2-7.2ubuntu0.1~esm2 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
```
sudo pro attach <token>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rapidjson=1.1.0+dfsg2-7.2ubuntu0.1~esm2
```
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.
rapidjson-dev→1.1.0+dfsg2-7.2ubuntu0.1~esm2apt_upgrade_esm
Fixed at 1.1.0+dfsg2-7.2ubuntu0.1~esm2 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
```
sudo pro attach <token>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rapidjson-dev=1.1.0+dfsg2-7.2ubuntu0.1~esm2
```
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.
rapidjson-doc→1.1.0+dfsg2-7.2ubuntu0.1~esm2apt_upgrade_esm
Fixed at 1.1.0+dfsg2-7.2ubuntu0.1~esm2 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
```
sudo pro attach <token>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rapidjson-doc=1.1.0+dfsg2-7.2ubuntu0.1~esm2
```
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.

Ubuntu xenial

rapidjson→0.12~git20141031-3ubuntu0.1~esm2apt_upgrade_esm
Fixed at 0.12~git20141031-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
```
sudo pro attach <token>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rapidjson=0.12~git20141031-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
```
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.
rapidjson-dev→0.12~git20141031-3ubuntu0.1~esm2apt_upgrade_esm
Fixed at 0.12~git20141031-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
```
sudo pro attach <token>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rapidjson-dev=0.12~git20141031-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
```
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.
rapidjson-doc→0.12~git20141031-3ubuntu0.1~esm2apt_upgrade_esm
Fixed at 0.12~git20141031-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 — ESM-only. Enable Ubuntu Pro (free for 5 personal machines) or treat as watch item.
```
sudo pro attach <token>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y rapidjson-doc=0.12~git20141031-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
```
Sign up at https://ubuntu.com/pro. Free for personal + small-team use.

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