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Gentoo GLSA-202101-29 Normal: OpenJPEG Multiple Code Execution Threats

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Calendar Grey January 25, 2021
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Investigate various weaknesses identified in OpenJPEG that might enable unauthorized execution of commands. Maintain safety!
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenJPEG, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenJPEG. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue gentoo code execution upgrade recommendation gentoo linux multiple threats normal severity openjpeg

Resolution

All OpenJPEG 2 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/openjpeg-2.4.0:2"
OpenJPEG 1 has been discontinued and any dependent packages should now be using OpenJPEG 2 or have dropped support for the library.
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v --depclean ">=media-libs/openjpeg:1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2018-21010 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-21010 [ 2 ] CVE-2019-12973 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12973 [ 3 ] CVE-2020-15389 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15389 [ 4 ] CVE-2020-27814 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27814 [ 5 ] CVE-2020-27841 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27841 [ 6 ] CVE-2020-27842 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27842 [ 7 ] CVE-2020-27843 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27843 [ 8 ] CVE-2020-27844 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27844 [ 9 ] CVE-2020-27845 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27845

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-29
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: OpenJPEG: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 26, 2021
Bugs: #711260, #718918
ID: 202101-29

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue gentoo code execution upgrade recommendation gentoo linux multiple threats normal severity openjpeg

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in OpenJPEG, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

OpenJPEG is an open-source JPEG 2000 library.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/openjpeg < *:1 >= 2.4.0:2 < 2.4.0:2

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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