Bug 2130856 (CVE-2022-38222)

Summary:	CVE-2022-38222 xpdf: use-after-free issue in JBIG2Stream::close() located in JBIG2Stream.cc in Xpdf
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Avinash Hanwate <ahanwate>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	pertusus, spotrh
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Bug Depends On:	2130858, 2130857
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Description Avinash Hanwate 2022-09-29 08:02:25 UTC

There is a use-after-free issue in JBIG2Stream::close() located in JBIG2Stream.cc in Xpdf 4.04. It can be triggered by sending a crafted PDF file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service or possibly have unspecified other impact.

https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42320
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38222

Comment 1 Avinash Hanwate 2022-09-29 08:02:54 UTC

Created xpdf tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 2130858]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 2130857]

Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2022-11-28 21:56:15 UTC

This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes only as it does not affect a package in a commercially supported Red Hat product. Refer to the dependent bugs for status of those individual community products.