Description
In FreeImage 3.18.0, an out-of-bounds access occurs because of mishandling of the OpenJPEG j2k_read_ppm_v3 function in j2k.c. The value of l_N_ppm comes from the file read in, and the code does not consider that l_N_ppm may be greater than the size of p_header_data.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 13 | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | freeimage | No fix yet | — |