[USN-7223-1] OpenJPEG vulnerabilities

[Hlib Korzhynskyy]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7223-1
January 22, 2025

openjpeg2 vulnerabilities
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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

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

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