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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202210-36
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Severity: Low
Title: libjxl: Denial of Service
Date: October 31, 2022
Bugs: #856037
ID: 202210-36

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been found in libjxl which could result in denial of
service.

Background
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libjxl is the JPEG XL image format reference implementation.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/libjxl < 0.7.0_pre20220825>= 0.7.0_pre20220825

Description
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libjxl contains an unecessary assertion in
jxl::LowMemoryRenderPipeline::Init.

Impact
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An attacker can cause a denial of service of the libjxl process via a
crafted input file.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libjxl-0.7.0_pre20220825"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2022-34000
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34000

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-36

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2022 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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