There exists a stack buffer overflow in libjxl. A specifically-crafted file can cause the JPEG XL decoder to use large amounts of stack space (up to 256mb is possible, maybe 512mb), potentially exhausting the stack. An attacker can craft a file that will cause excessive memory usage. We recommend upgrading past commit 65fbec56bc578b6b6ee02a527be70787bbd053b0.

The remote Ubuntu 24.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7637-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that libjxl did not perform proper bounds checking when parsing Exif tags. An attacker     could possibly use this issue to cause libjxl to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-0645)

    It was discovered that libjxl did not perform proper bounds checking

    when decoding patches. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libjxl to enter an infinite     loop, resulting in a denial of

    service. (CVE-2023-35790)

    It was discovered that libjxl did not perform proper bounds checking when performing JPEG recompression.
    An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libjxl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or     possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-11403)

    It was discovered that libjxl incorrectly handled parsing certain image files. An attacker could possibly     use this issue to cause libjxl to

    consume excessive amounts of memory, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-11498)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5958 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-5958-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                                  Aron Xu     July 04, 2025                         https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : jpeg-xl     CVE ID         : CVE-2023-0645 CVE-2023-35790 CVE-2024-11403 CVE-2024-11498     Debian Bug     : 1034722 1055306 1088818

    Multiple vulnerabilities are discovered in jpeg-xl, the JPEG XL (JXL)     image coding library, including out of bounds read/write and stack based     buffer overflow, which may cause excessive memory usage and denial of     service attacks.

    CVE-2023-0645

        Specifically crafted file could cause an out of bounds read in the exif         handler of libjxl.

    CVE-2023-35790

        Integer underflow in patch decoding code of libjxl.

    CVE-2024-11403

        Out of bounds write in the JPEG decoder used for recompression of JPEG         files.

    CVE-2024-11498

        Specifically crafted file could cause the JPEG XL decoder to use large         amounts of stack space, potentially exhausting the stack.

    For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in     version 0.7.0-10+deb12u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your jpeg-xl packages.

    For the detailed security status of jpeg-xl please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/jpeg-xl

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2025:0139-1 advisory.

    - Update to release 0.8.4
      * Huffman lookup table size fix [CVE-2024-11403]
      * Check height limit in modular trees [CVE-2024-11498]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - There exists a stack buffer overflow in libjxl. A specifically-crafted file can cause the JPEG XL decoder     to use large amounts of stack space (up to 256mb is possible, maybe 512mb), potentially exhausting the     stack. An attacker can craft a file that will cause excessive memory usage. We recommend upgrading past     commit 65fbec56bc578b6b6ee02a527be70787bbd053b0. (CVE-2024-11498)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:4411-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2024-11498: Fixed resource exhaustion via Stack overflow in libjxl (bsc#1233786)
    - CVE-2024-11403: Fixed out of Bounds Memory Read/Write in libjxl (bsc#1233766)
    - CVE-2024-50602: Fixed DoS via XML_ResumeParser in libexpat (bsc#1232602)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
242197	Ubuntu 24.04 LTS : libjxl vulnerabilities (USN-7637-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
241348	Debian dsa-5958 : jpeg-xl-doc - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
235045	openSUSE 15 Security Update : libjxl (openSUSE-SU-2025:0139-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
228073	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-11498	Nessus	Misc.	medium
213376	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : mozjs115 (SUSE-SU-2024:4411-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium

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