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

🗓️ 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Multiple vulnerabilities in openjpeg lead to DoS or arbitrary code execution.

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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2018-5727",
    "CVE-2018-5785",
    "CVE-2018-20845",
    "CVE-2018-20847",
    "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-2021-3575",
    "CVE-2021-29338"
  );

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"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.");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1905723");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1957616");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1536552");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1901998");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1950101");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1728509");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1907513");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1728505");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1905762");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1536552");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1537758");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1732270");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1852869");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1901998");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1905723");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1905762");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1907513");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1907516");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1907523");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1950101");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1957616");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2021:4251");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4251");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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include('rpm2.inc');

var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (empty_or_null(third_party_support) || third_party_support != 'CIQ') exit(0, 'CIQ support not enabled.');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'Rocky Linux' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Rocky Linux');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Rocky Linux');
if (! preg(pattern:"^8([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Rocky Linux 8', 'Rocky Linux ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'ppc' >!< cpu && 's390' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Rocky Linux', cpu);


var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '8',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'openjpeg2-2.4.0-4.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'openjpeg2-2.4.0-4.el8', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'openjpeg2-2.4.0-4.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'openjpeg2-debuginfo-2.4.0-4.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'openjpeg2-debuginfo-2.4.0-4.el8', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'openjpeg2-debuginfo-2.4.0-4.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'openjpeg2-debugsource-2.4.0-4.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'openjpeg2-debugsource-2.4.0-4.el8', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'openjpeg2-debugsource-2.4.0-4.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'openjpeg2-devel-2.4.0-4.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'openjpeg2-devel-2.4.0-4.el8', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'openjpeg2-devel-2.4.0-4.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'openjpeg2-devel-docs-2.4.0-4.el8', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'openjpeg2-tools-2.4.0-4.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'openjpeg2-tools-2.4.0-4.el8', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'openjpeg2-tools-2.4.0-4.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'openjpeg2-tools-debuginfo-2.4.0-4.el8', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'openjpeg2-tools-debuginfo-2.4.0-4.el8', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'openjpeg2-tools-debuginfo-2.4.0-4.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}


if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'openjpeg2 / openjpeg2-debuginfo / openjpeg2-debugsource / etc');
}

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01 Oct 2026 00:00Current
6.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.6
CVSS 27.1
CVSS 3.18.8
CVSS 36.5
EPSS0.02596
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