NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting jasper-devel package, versions <0:2.0.14-5.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.09% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-JASPERDEVEL-3212637
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed23 Feb 2021

Introduced: 23 Feb 2021

CVE-2021-26927  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 jasper-devel to version 0:2.0.14-5.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2021:4235.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jasper-devel package and not the jasper-devel package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in jasper before 2.0.25. A null pointer dereference in jp2_decode in jp2_dec.c may lead to program crash and denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

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