Upstream information

CVE-2025-40929 at MITRE

Description

Cpanel::JSON::XS before version 4.40 for Perl has an integer buffer overflow causing a segfault when parsing crafted JSON, enabling denial-of-service attacks or other unspecified impact

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
  CNA (CISA-ADP) SUSE
Base Score 5.6 9.8
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network Network
Attack Complexity High Low
Privileges Required None None
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low High
Integrity Impact Low High
Availability Impact Low High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1
CVSS v4 Scores
  SUSE
Base Score 9.3
Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High
Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High
Vulnerable System Availability Impact High
Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None
Subsequent System Integrity Impact None
Subsequent System Availability Impact None
CVSSv4 Version 4.0
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1249331 [NEW]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7
  • perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS >= 4.380.0-150700.3.3.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2025-3193
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP6
  • perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS >= 4.37-bp156.2.3.1
  • perl-JSON-XS >= 4.40.0-bp156.3.3.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-2025-358
openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS >= 4.37-bp156.2.3.1
  • perl-JSON-XS >= 4.40.0-bp156.3.3.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-2025-358
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS >= 4.400.0-1.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2025-15534

Status of this issue by product and package

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Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS Released
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP6 perl-Cpanel-JSON-XS Released
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP6 perl-JSON-XS Released

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Mon Sep 8 15:49:08 2025
CVE page last modified: Tue Sep 16 21:28:37 2025