# CVE-2025-22921: Null dereference in n/a

> A segmentation violation in FFmpeg's JPEG2000 decoder allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted media files.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 3 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2025-22921, ECHO-196f-77dc-a314, GHSA-j3v4-v6h2-f4pp, JLSEC-2026-643, MINI-2cx9-gf8q-4r86, OESA-2025-2027, OESA-2025-2028, OESA-2025-2029, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-22921, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22921

## What is CVE-2025-22921?

CVE-2025-22921 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 18 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

FFmpeg git-master,N-113007-g8d24a28d06 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /libavcodec/jpeg2000dec.c.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22921?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Ffmpeg Ffmpeg.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-22921?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2025-22921 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-22921 exists.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-22921 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-22921 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 18 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-22921 exists.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22921/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22921/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-22921
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22921
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-22921

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22921/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.