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Gentoo: GLSA-202209-04 Critical: OpenJPEG Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey September 6, 2022
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Numerous security flaws discovered in OpenJPEG may result in unauthorized code execution. Implement system defenses urgently.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenJPEG, the worst of which could result in arbitrary code execution.

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 Gentoo arbitrary code execution critical level OpenJPEG

Resolution

All OpenJPEG 2 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/openjpeg-2.5.0"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2021-29338 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29338 [ 2 ] CVE-2022-1122 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1122

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-04
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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: September 07, 2022
Bugs: #783513, #836969, #844064
ID: 202209-04

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo arbitrary code execution critical level OpenJPEG

Synopsis

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

Background

OpenJPEG is an open-source JPEG 2000 library.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/openjpeg < 2.5.0 >= 2.5.0

Impact

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

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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