NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting openjpeg2-devel-docs package, versions <0:2.4.0-5.amzn2.0.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-OPENJPEG2DEVELDOCS-13165915
  • published1 Oct 2025
  • disclosed7 Aug 2025

Introduced: 7 Aug 2025

CVE-2025-50952  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 openjpeg2-devel-docs to version 0:2.4.0-5.amzn2.0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2025-3007.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openjpeg2-devel-docs package and not the openjpeg2-devel-docs package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

openjpeg v 2.5.0 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component /openjp2/dwt.c.

CVSS Base Scores

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