Ubuntu 7223-1: OpenJPEG Security Advisory Updates
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: OpenJPEG could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - openjpeg2: JPEG 2000 image compression/decompression library Details: Frank Zeng discovered that OpenJPEG incorrectly handled memory when using the decompression utility. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-56826, CVE-2024-56827)
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.10 libopenjp2-7 2.5.0-2ubuntu1.2 libopenjp2-tools 2.5.0-2ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libopenjp2-7 2.5.0-2ubuntu0.3 libopenjp2-tools 2.5.0-2ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libopenjp2-7 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.3 libopenjp2-tools 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.3 libopenjp3d-tools 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.3 libopenjp3d7 2.4.0-6ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libopenjp2-7 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.4 libopenjp2-tools 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.4 libopenjp3d-tools 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.4 libopenjp3d7 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.4 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libopenjp2-7 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm4 Available with Ubuntu Pro libopenjp2-tools 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm4 Available with Ubuntu Pro libopenjp3d-tools 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm4 Available with Ubuntu Pro libopenjp3d7 2.3.0-2+deb10u2ubuntu0.1~esm4 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libopenjp2-7 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6ubuntu0.1~esm7 Available with Ubuntu Pro libopenjp2-tools 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6ubuntu0.1~esm7 Available with Ubuntu Pro libopenjp3d-tools 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6ubuntu0.1~esm7 Available with Ubuntu Pro libopenjp3d7 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u6ubuntu0.1~esm7 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7223-1
CVE-2024-56826, CVE-2024-56827
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Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjpeg2/2.5.0-2ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjpeg2/2.5.0-2ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjpeg2/2.4.0-6ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjpeg2/2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.4