Integer Underflow Affecting jpeg-xl package, versions <0.7.0-10.2ubuntu6.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.77% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2404-JPEGXL-6698460
  • published22 Mar 2026
  • disclosed16 Jun 2023

Introduced: 16 Jun 2023

CVE-2023-35790  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-191  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:24.04 jpeg-xl to version 0.7.0-10.2ubuntu6.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:24.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in dec_patch_dictionary.cc in libjxl before 0.8.2. An integer underflow in patch decoding can lead to a denial of service, such as an infinite loop.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1