A jasper security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 8 Extended LTS to address a heap-based buffer over-read.

ELA-357-1 jasper security update

Package jasper
Version 1.900.1-debian1-2.4+deb8u7
Related CVEs CVE-2021-3272

jp2_decode in jp2/jp2_dec.c in libjasper in JasPer has a heap-based buffer over-read when there is an invalid relationship between the number of channels and the number of image components.

For Debian 8 jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 1.900.1-debian1-2.4+deb8u7.

We recommend that you upgrade your jasper packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found at: https://deb.freexian.com/extended-lts/

  ELA-357-1 jasper security update