Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: openjpeg2 / openjpeg2-debuginfo / openjpeg2-debugsource / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2021_4251)

high Nessus Plugin ID 358515

Synopsis

The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2021_4251 advisory.

* openjpeg: use-after-free and double-free via a mix of valid and invalid files in a directory operated on by the decompressor (CVE-2020-15389)

* openjpeg: heap-buffer-overflow in lib/openjp2/mqc.c could result in DoS (CVE-2020-27814)

* openjpeg: heap-buffer-overflow write in opj_tcd_dc_level_shift_encode() (CVE-2020-27823)

* openjpeg: heap-buffer-overflow in color.c may lead to DoS or arbitrary code execution (CVE-2021-3575)

* openjpeg: integer overflow in opj_t1_encode_cblks in src/lib/openjp2/t1.c (CVE-2018-5727)

* openjpeg: integer overflow in opj_j2k_setup_encoder function in openjp2/j2k.c (CVE-2018-5785)

* openjpeg: division-by-zero in functions pi_next_pcrl, pi_next_cprl, and pi_next_rpcl in openmj2/pi.c (CVE-2018-20845)

* openjpeg: integer overflow in function opj_get_encoding_parameters in openjp2/pi.c (CVE-2018-20847)

* openjpeg: denial of service in function opj_t1_encode_cblks in openjp2/t1.c (CVE-2019-12973)

* openjpeg: global-buffer-overflow read in opj_dwt_calc_explicit_stepsizes() (CVE-2020-27824)

* openjpeg: null pointer dereference in opj_tgt_reset function in lib/openjp2/tgt.c (CVE-2020-27842)

* openjpeg: out-of-bounds read in opj_t2_encode_packet function in openjp2/t2.c (CVE-2020-27843)

* openjpeg: heap-based buffer overflow in functions opj_pi_next_rlcp, opj_pi_next_rpcl and opj_pi_next_lrcp in openjp2/pi.c (CVE-2020-27845)

* openjpeg: out-of-bounds write due to an integer overflow in opj_compress.c (CVE-2021-29338)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ 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 based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2021_4251.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 358515

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2021_4251.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 93.48

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3575

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-20847

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-20845, CVE-2018-20847, CVE-2018-5727, CVE-2018-5785, CVE-2019-12973, CVE-2020-15389, CVE-2020-27814, CVE-2020-27823, CVE-2020-27824, CVE-2020-27842, CVE-2020-27843, CVE-2020-27845, CVE-2021-29338, CVE-2021-3575

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