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CVE-2020-15389

Publication date 29 June 2020

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

jp2/opj_decompress.c in OpenJPEG through 2.3.1 has a use-after-free that can be triggered if there is a mix of valid and invalid files in a directory operated on by the decompressor. Triggering a double-free may also be possible. This is related to calling opj_image_destroy twice.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that OpenJPEG did not properly handle certain input. If OpenJPEG were supplied with specially crafted input, it could be made to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ghostscript 23.04 lunar
Not affected
22.10 kinetic
Not affected
22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
21.10 impish
Not affected
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
openjpeg 23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.10 impish Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
openjpeg2 23.04 lunar
Fixed 2.3.1-1ubuntu5
22.10 kinetic
Fixed 2.3.1-1ubuntu5
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 2.3.1-1ubuntu5
21.10 impish
Fixed 2.3.1-1ubuntu5
21.04 hirsute
Fixed 2.3.1-1ubuntu5
20.10 groovy
Fixed 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.10.1
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 2.3.1-1ubuntu4.20.04.1
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2.3.0-2+deb10u2build0.18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.1.2-1.1+deb9u5build0.16.04.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

per upstream bug, this is a read after free, so likely limited to a denial of service.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
openjpeg2

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-4685-1
    • OpenJPEG vulnerabilities
    • 7 January 2021
    • USN-4497-1
    • OpenJPEG vulnerabilities
    • 15 September 2020
    • USN-5952-1
    • OpenJPEG vulnerabilities
    • 15 March 2023

Other references