1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-7037-1

USN-7037-1: OpenJPEG vulnerability

Publication date

26 September 2024

Overview

OpenJPEG could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

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.

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

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.04 noble libopenjp2-7 –  2.5.0-2ubuntu0.1
libopenjpip7 –  2.5.0-2ubuntu0.1
22.04 jammy libopenjp2-7 –  2.4.0-6ubuntu0.1
libopenjp3d7 –  2.4.0-6ubuntu0.1
libopenjpip7 –  2.4.0-6ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal 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
18.04 bionic libopenjp2-7 –  2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm2  
libopenjp3d7 –  2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm2  
libopenjpip7 –  2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm2  
16.04 xenial libopenjp2-7 –  2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6ubuntu0.1~esm4  
libopenjp3d7 –  2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6ubuntu0.1~esm4  
libopenjpip7 –  2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6ubuntu0.1~esm4  

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