NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libjasper4 package, versions <2.0.14-150000.3.25.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES152-LIBJASPER4-2806287
  • published30 Apr 2022
  • disclosed29 Apr 2022

Introduced: 29 Apr 2022

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

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.2 libjasper4 to version 2.0.14-150000.3.25.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libjasper4 package and not the libjasper4 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.2 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 Scores

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