--- title: "CVE-2025-54874\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-54874?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2025-54874 Publication date 5 August 2025 Last updated 10 July 2026 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) ## Cvss 3 Severity Score **9.8 · Critical** [Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-54874?format=md#impact-score) Toggle side navigation ## Description OpenJPEG is an open-source JPEG 2000 codec. In OpenJPEG from 2.5.1 through 2.5.3, a call to opj\_jp2\_read\_header may lead to OOB heap memory write when the data stream p\_stream is too short and p\_image is not initialized. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-54874?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | insighttoolkit4 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Needs evaluation | | 20.04 LTS focal | Needs evaluation | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation | | qtwebengine-opensource-src | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation | | 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 24.04 LTS noble | Needs evaluation | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Needs evaluation | | 20.04 LTS focal | Needs evaluation | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation | | blender | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation | | 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 24.04 LTS noble | Needs evaluation | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Needs evaluation | | 20.04 LTS focal | Needs evaluation | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation | | texmaker | 26.04 LTS resolute | Needs evaluation | | 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 24.04 LTS noble | Needs evaluation | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Needs evaluation | | 20.04 LTS focal | Needs evaluation | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Needs evaluation | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Needs evaluation | | ghostscript | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected | | 25.10 questing | Not affected | | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | openjpeg | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected | | openjpeg2 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Fixed 2.5.3-2.1 | | 25.10 questing | Fixed 2.5.3-2.1 | | 25.04 plucky | Fixed 2.5.3-2ubuntu0.1 | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) * [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-54874?format=md#patch-details) ## Notes --- ### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur) introduced in 2.5.1 with: https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/0f528e95788863608aa1772f5370659edf618793 ### Patch details For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) | Package | Patch details | | --- | --- | | openjpeg2 | * Upstream: * Upstream: [f809b80](https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/f809b80c67717c152a5ad30bf06774f00da4fd2d) | ## Severity score breakdown CVSS version: CVSS v4.0 [CVSS v4.0](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-54874?format=md) [CVSS v3.0](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-54874?format=md) **Base score** 6.6 · Medium * Base metrics | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Attack vector | Local | | Attack complexity | Low | | Attack requirements | Present | | 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 | * Scores | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Base score | 6.6 · Medium | | Base + Threat score | - | | Base + Environmental score | - | | Base + Threat + Environmental score | - | **Vector:** CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-54874) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54874) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2025-54874) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-54874) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-7757-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-7757-1) + OpenJPEG vulnerabilities + 18 September 2025 ### Other references * *