CVE catalog
CVE-2021-46822
libjpeg-turbo: CVE-2021-46822
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.08% · Oct 25, 2026
The PPM reader in libjpeg-turbo through 2.0.90 mishandles use of tjLoadImage for loading a 16-bit binary PPM file into a grayscale buffer and loading a 16-bit binary PGM file into an RGB buffer. This is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the get_word_rgb_row function in rdppm.c.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libjpeg-turbo | sid | 1:3.1.3-4 | fixed |
| Debian | libjpeg-turbo | forky | 1:3.1.3-4 | fixed |
| Debian | libjpeg-turbo | trixie | 1:2.1.5-4 | fixed |
| Debian | libjpeg-turbo | bookworm | 1:2.1.5-2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libjpeg-turbo | 20.04 | 2.0.3-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libjpeg-turbo | 20.04 | 2.0.3-0ubuntu1.20.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libjpeg-turbo | 20.04 | 2.0.3-0ubuntu1.20.04.3 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libjpeg-turbo | source | sid | 1:2.1.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libjpeg-turbo | source | forky | 1:2.1.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libjpeg-turbo | source | trixie | 1:2.1.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libjpeg-turbo | source | bookworm | 1:2.1.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libjpeg-turbo | deb | 20.04 | 2.0.3-0ubuntu1.20.04.3 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-46822 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libjpeg62-turbo]Fixed
Source package: [libjpeg-turbo]
Details (2)
1:2.1.5-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 12
1:2.1.5-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 12
- [libjpeg62-turbo-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libjpeg-turbo]
Details (2)
1:2.1.5-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 12
1:2.1.5-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 12
- [libjpeg-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libjpeg-turbo]
Details (2)
1:2.1.5-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 12
1:2.1.5-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 12
- [libjpeg-turbo-progs]Fixed
Source package: [libjpeg-turbo]
Details (2)
1:2.1.5-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 12
1:2.1.5-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 12
- [libturbojpeg0]Fixed
Source package: [libjpeg-turbo]
Details (2)
1:2.1.5-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 12
1:2.1.5-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 12
- [libturbojpeg0-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libjpeg-turbo]
Details (2)
1:2.1.5-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 12
1:2.1.5-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 12
- [libturbojpeg-java]Fixed
Source package: [libjpeg-turbo]
Details (2)
1:2.1.5-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 12
1:2.1.5-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · bookworm; dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libjpeg62-turbo]Fixed
Source package: [libjpeg-turbo]
Details (2)
1:2.1.5-4· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 13
1:2.1.5-4· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 13
- [libjpeg62-turbo-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libjpeg-turbo]
Details (2)
1:2.1.5-4· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 13
1:2.1.5-4· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 13
- [libjpeg-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libjpeg-turbo]
Details (2)
1:2.1.5-4· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 13
1:2.1.5-4· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 13
- [libjpeg-turbo-progs]Fixed
Source package: [libjpeg-turbo]
Details (2)
1:2.1.5-4· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 13
1:2.1.5-4· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 13
- [libturbojpeg0]Fixed
Source package: [libjpeg-turbo]
Details (2)
1:2.1.5-4· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 13
1:2.1.5-4· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 13
- [libturbojpeg0-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libjpeg-turbo]
Details (2)
1:2.1.5-4· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 13
1:2.1.5-4· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 13
- [libturbojpeg-java]Fixed
Source package: [libjpeg-turbo]
Details (2)
1:2.1.5-4· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 13
1:2.1.5-4· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:2.1.1-1dsa · libjpeg-turbo · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1068]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2023_1068.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-46822]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-46822]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-46822]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/wid-sec-w-2023-0576.json]
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