- Issued:
- 2011-12-09
- Updated:
- 2011-12-09
RHSA-2011:1807 - Important: jasper security update
Synopsis
Important: jasper security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Important
Topic
Updated jasper packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
Description
JasPer is an implementation of Part 1 of the JPEG 2000 image compression standard.
Two heap-based buffer overflow flaws were found in the way JasPer decoded JPEG 2000 compressed image files. An attacker could create a malicious JPEG 2000 compressed image file that, when opened, would cause applications that use JasPer (such as Nautilus) to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2011-4516, CVE-2011-4517)
Red Hat would like to thank Jonathan Foote of the CERT Coordination Center for reporting these issues.
Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct these issues. All applications using the JasPer libraries (such as Nautilus) must be restarted for the update to take effect.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Storage | 2.0 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Storage for Public Cloud (via RHUI) | 2.0 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage Server for On-premise | 2.0 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.2 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 6.2 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 6.2 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.2 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 6.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- jasper-utils-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
- jasper-utils-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.ppc64.rpm
- jasper-utils-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm
- jasper-devel-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.ppc.rpm
- jasper-debuginfo-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.ppc64.rpm
- jasper-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm
- jasper-libs-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm
- jasper-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.ppc64.rpm
- jasper-debuginfo-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm
- jasper-libs-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.ppc64.rpm
- jasper-devel-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.s390.rpm
- jasper-devel-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.s390x.rpm
- jasper-debuginfo-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
- jasper-devel-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm
- jasper-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
- jasper-devel-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.ppc64.rpm
- jasper-utils-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.s390x.rpm
- jasper-libs-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.s390.rpm
- jasper-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.s390x.rpm
- jasper-libs-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.s390x.rpm
- jasper-devel-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
- jasper-debuginfo-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.s390x.rpm
- jasper-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.src.rpm
- jasper-debuginfo-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.ppc.rpm
- jasper-libs-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
- jasper-libs-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.ppc.rpm
- jasper-debuginfo-1.900.1-15.el6_1.1.s390.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
References
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.