NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting jasper-utils package, versions <0:1.900.1-21.9.amzn1
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- published27 Sept 2021
- disclosed12 Mar 2018
Introduced: 12 Mar 2018
CVE-2016-9600 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 jasper-utils to version 0:1.900.1-21.9.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2017-836.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jasper-utils package and not the jasper-utils package as distributed by Amazon-Linux.
See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.
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