=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4685-1
January 07, 2021

openjpeg2 vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in OpenJPEG.

Software Description:
- openjpeg2: JPEG 2000 image compression/decompression library

Details:

It was discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled certain image data. An
attacker could use this issue to cause OpenJPEG to crash, leading to a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 20.10:
  libopenjp2-7                    2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.10.1
  libopenjp3d7                    2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.10.1
  libopenjpip7                    2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.10.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  libopenjp2-7                    2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.1
  libopenjp3d7                    2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.1
  libopenjpip7                    2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4685-1
  CVE-2020-15389, CVE-2020-27814, CVE-2020-27823, CVE-2020-27824,
  CVE-2020-27841, CVE-2020-27842, CVE-2020-27843, CVE-2020-27845

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjpeg2/2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjpeg2/2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.1

Ubuntu 4685-1: OpenJPEG vulnerabilities

January 7, 2021
Several security issues were fixed in OpenJPEG.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.10: libopenjp2-7 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.10.1 libopenjp3d7 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.10.1 libopenjpip7 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.10.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libopenjp2-7 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.1 libopenjp3d7 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.1 libopenjpip7 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4685-1

CVE-2020-15389, CVE-2020-27814, CVE-2020-27823, CVE-2020-27824,

CVE-2020-27841, CVE-2020-27842, CVE-2020-27843, CVE-2020-27845

Severity
January 07, 2021

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjpeg2/2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjpeg2/2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.1

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