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CVE-2024-56826VulnerabilityPublished Updated

SUSE · security update for openjpeg2

Affects SUSESource GCVE Database

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Mentioned vulnerabilities

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 9.8.0 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 9.8.0

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 May 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Upgrade redhat/openjpeg2 to 9.8.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/openjpeg2pkg:rpm/redhat/openjpeg2Other threatsAffected
  • =9.0.0
  • <9.8.0
Fixed in
  • 9.8.0

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AI-suggested

A security update addressing these vulnerabilities is available from Red Hat and should be applied to all affected systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 versions prior to 9.8.0. Refer to the official Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:7309 and the linked update instructions for applying the patch. Applying this update mitigates the risk posed by these vulnerabilities.

Description

Two heap buffer overflow vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-56826 and CVE-2024-56827) were discovered in the OpenJPEG open source library used for JPEG2000 image processing. These vulnerabilities affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 versions prior to 9.8.0. Red Hat has released a security update to address these issues, which have been rated with moderate severity. The update should be applied to affected systems to mitigate the risk.

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