USN-8146-1: libjxl vulnerability
Publication date
2 April 2026
Overview
libjxl could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- jpeg-xl - Reference codec implementation for JPEG XL compressed raster image format
Details
Daniel Novomeský discovered that libjxl did not properly manage memory when
decoding certain files. An attacker could use this issue to cause
libjxl to crash, resulting in denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.
Daniel Novomeský discovered that libjxl did not properly manage memory when
decoding certain files. An attacker could use this issue to cause
libjxl to crash, resulting in denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.10 questing | libjpegxl-java – 0.11.1-6ubuntu1.1 | ||
| libjxl-tools – 0.11.1-6ubuntu1.1 | |||
| libjxl0.11 – 0.11.1-6ubuntu1.1 | |||
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