Reachable Assertion Affecting jpeg-xl package, versions <0.11.2-0.1~deb13u2+e1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.07% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-JPEGXL-18016352
  • published19 Jul 2026
  • disclosed30 Aug 2021

Introduced: 30 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-36691  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest jpeg-xl to version 0.11.2-0.1~deb13u2+e1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jpeg-xl package and not the jpeg-xl package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

libjxl v0.5.0 is affected by a Assertion failed issue in lib/jxl/image.cc jxl::PlaneBase::PlaneBase(). When encoding a malicous GIF file using cjxl, an attacker can trigger a denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1