SB2024110503 - Ubuntu update for openjpeg2

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29338)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when using the command line option "-ImgDir" on a directory that contains 1048576 files. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and perform a denial of service attack.

2) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3575)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the sycc420_to_rgb() function in color.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted image data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

3) Access of Uninitialized Pointer (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1122)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an invalid pointer initialization in the opj2_decompress program. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and perform a denial of service attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7083-1