USN-7037-1: OpenJPEG vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

• openjpeg2 - JPEG 2000 image compression/decompression library

Details

It was discovered that OpenJPEG could enter a large loop and continuously
print warning messages when given specially crafted input. An attacker
could potentially use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04

• libopenjp2-7 - 2.5.0-2ubuntu0.1
• libopenjpip7 - 2.5.0-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04

• libopenjp2-7 - 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.1
• libopenjp3d7 - 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.1
• libopenjpip7 - 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04

• libopenjp2-7 - 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.2
• libopenjp3d7 - 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.2
• libopenjpip7 - 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.2

Ubuntu 18.04

• libopenjp2-7 - 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm2
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• libopenjp3d7 - 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm2
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• libopenjpip7 - 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm2
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04

• libopenjp2-7 - 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6ubuntu0.1~esm4
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• libopenjp3d7 - 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6ubuntu0.1~esm4
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• libopenjpip7 - 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6ubuntu0.1~esm4
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2023-39327