USN-4880-1: OpenJPEG vulnerabilities
16 March 2021
Several security issues were fixed in OpenJPEG.
Releases
Packages
- openjpeg2 - JPEG 2000 image compression/decompression library
Details
It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain image data. An
attacker could use this issue to cause OpenJPEG to crash, leading to a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
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libopenjp2-7
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2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6build0.16.04.1
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libopenjp3d7
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2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6build0.16.04.1
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libopenjpip7
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2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6build0.16.04.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Related notices
- USN-4685-1: libopenjpip-viewer, openjpeg2, libopenjp2-7, libopenjp3d-tools, libopenjpip7, libopenjp3d7, libopenjp2-tools, libopenjpip-server, libopenjpip-dec-server, libopenjp2-7-dev
- USN-4686-1: libgs9, libgs-dev, ghostscript-x, ghostscript, ghostscript-doc, libgs9-common
- USN-5952-1: libopenjpip-viewer, openjpeg2, libopenjp2-7, libopenjp3d-tools, libopenjpip7, libopenjp3d7, libopenjp2-tools, libopenjpip-server, libopenjpip-dec-server, libopenjp2-7-dev
- USN-5664-1: libopenjpeg-java, openjpip-server, openjpip-viewer-xerces, openjpip-dec-server, openjpip-viewer, libopenjpeg5, libopenjpeg-dev, openjpeg-tools, openjpeg