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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS : libjxl vulnerabilities (USN-7637-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 242197

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

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.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7637-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 242197

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7637-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/16/2025

Updated: 7/16/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-0645

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 3.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-11498

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libjpegxl-java, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libjxl-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libjxl-devtools, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libjxl-tools, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libjxl0.7

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/14/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/11/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-0645, CVE-2023-35790, CVE-2024-11403, CVE-2024-11498

USN: 7637-1