MGASA-2019-0119 - Updated openjpeg2 packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 29 Mar 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0119.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 6
CVE: CVE-2018-14423

Updated openjpeg2 packages fix security vulnerability:

Division-by-zero vulnerabilities in the functions pi_next_pcrl,
pi_next_cprl, and pi_next_rpcl in lib/openjp3d/pi.c in OpenJPEG
through 2.3.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(CVE-2018-14423).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24511
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4405
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14423

SRPMS:
- 6/core/openjpeg2-2.2.0-1.4.mga6

Mageia 2019-0119: openjpeg2 security update

Updated openjpeg2 packages fix security vulnerability: Division-by-zero vulnerabilities in the functions pi_next_pcrl, pi_next_cprl, and pi_next_rpcl in lib/openjp3d/pi.c in OpenJ...

Summary

Updated openjpeg2 packages fix security vulnerability:
Division-by-zero vulnerabilities in the functions pi_next_pcrl, pi_next_cprl, and pi_next_rpcl in lib/openjp3d/pi.c in OpenJPEG through 2.3.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CVE-2018-14423).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24511

- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4405

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14423

Resolution

MGASA-2019-0119 - Updated openjpeg2 packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 6/core/openjpeg2-2.2.0-1.4.mga6

Severity
Publication date: 29 Mar 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0119.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2018-14423

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