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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: USN-7037-1 moderate: OpenJPEG DoS Risk

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Calendar Grey September 26, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The OpenJPEG library on Ubuntu may experience crashes while handling specifically designed files; it is advisable to upgrade your packages to address this denial of service vulnerability.
OpenJPEG could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

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

Software Description:

- 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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service package update Ubuntu software issue openjpeg

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   libopenjp2-7                    2.5.0-2ubuntu0.1
   libopenjpip7                    2.5.0-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   libopenjp2-7                    2.4.0-6ubuntu0.1
   libopenjp3d7                    2.4.0-6ubuntu0.1
   libopenjpip7                    2.4.0-6ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   libopenjp2-7                    2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libopenjp3d7                    2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libopenjpip7                    2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   libopenjp2-7                    2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6ubuntu0.1esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libopenjp3d7                    2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6ubuntu0.1~esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libopenjpip7                    2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6ubuntu0.1~esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7037-1

  CVE-2023-39327

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service package update Ubuntu software issue openjpeg

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjpeg2/2.5.0-2ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjpeg2/2.4.0-6ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjpeg2/2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.2

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