Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-29390
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the libjpeg-turbo package (AlmaLinux). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
libjpeg-turbo version 2.0.90 has a heap-based buffer over-read (2 bytes) in decompress_smooth_data in jdcoefct.c.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | libjpeg-turbo | 2.0.90-7.el9 | ALSA-2024:2295 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libjpeg-turbo-devel | 2.0.90-7.el9 | ALSA-2024:2295 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libjpeg-turbo-utils | 2.0.90-7.el9 | ALSA-2024:2295 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | turbojpeg | 2.0.90-7.el9 | ALSA-2024:2295 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | turbojpeg-devel | 2.0.90-7.el9 | ALSA-2024:2295 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | libjpeg-turbo | 0:2.0.90-7.el9 | RLSA-2024:2295 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libjpeg-turbo | 2.1.2-0ubuntu1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-29390 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libjpeg-turbo | 2.1.5-2ubuntu1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-29390 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1943797
- https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/blob/4e52b66f342a803d3b8099b79607e3158d3a241c/jdcoefct.c#L595
- https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo/commits/main/jdcoefct.c
- FEDORA-2023-d79ff22c5b vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-3bfb63f6d2 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-b427f54e68 vendor-advisory