CVE-2020-27845 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2020-27845: There's a flaw in src/lib/openjp2/pi.c of openjpeg in versions prior to 2.4.0. If an attacker is able to provide untrusted input to openjpeg's conversion/encoding functionality, they could cause an out-of-bounds read. The highest impact of this flaw is to application availability.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2020-27845 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

openjpeg2→ fixed in2.4.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openjpeg2
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

openjpeg2→ fixed in2.4.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openjpeg2
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

openjpeg2→ fixed in2.4.0-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y openjpeg2
```

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