Debian dla-4424 : libopenjp2-7 - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 280125

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4424 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4424-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Bastien Roucaris December 29, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : openjpeg2 Version : 2.4.0-3+deb11u2 CVE ID : CVE-2025-50952

A NULL pointer dereference was found in the component openjp2/dwt.c.

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.0-3+deb11u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your openjpeg2 packages.

For the detailed security status of openjpeg2 please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/openjpeg2

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

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

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

Solution

Upgrade the libopenjp2-7 packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/openjpeg2

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/openjpeg2

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-50952

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 280125

File Name: debian_DLA-4424.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/29/2025

Updated: 12/29/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-50952

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libopenjp2-tools, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libopenjpip-server, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libopenjp2-7, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libopenjpip-viewer, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libopenjpip7, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libopenjp3d7, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libopenjpip-dec-server, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libopenjp3d-tools, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libopenjp2-7-dev

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/29/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/7/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-50952