NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libjasper7 package, versions <4.2.8-160000.1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES1600-LIBJASPER7-15202075
  • published4 Feb 2026
  • disclosed30 Jan 2026

Introduced: 30 Jan 2026

CVE-2025-8835  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 libjasper7 to version 4.2.8-160000.1.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libjasper7 package and not the libjasper7 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:16.0.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in JasPer up to 4.2.5. Affected by this vulnerability is the function jas_image_chclrspc of the file src/libjasper/base/jas_image.c of the component Image Color Space Conversion Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is bb7d62bd0a2a8e0e1fdb4d603f3305f955158c52. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1