OSV-2021-861 Use-of-uninitialized-value in jxl::N_AVX2::FloatToRGBA8

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An attacker can cause a denial of service in the JPEG XL library by triggering a use-of-uninitialized-value crash during image decoding.

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Attackable
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Fix
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What is OSV-2021-861?

OSV-2021-861 is a vulnerability in libjxl, published on 15 Jun 2021.

Official description

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=35231

Crash type: Use-of-uninitialized-value
Crash state:
jxl::N_AVX2::FloatToRGBA8
jxl::FinalizeImageRect
jxl::ThreadPool::RunCallState<jxl::FinalizeFrameDecoding

Which versions are affected by OSV-2021-861?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including libjxl.

PackageAffectedFixed in
libjxl OSS-FuzzAll versionsNone

How do I fix OSV-2021-861?

No fix has been published for OSV-2021-861 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is OSV-2021-861 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of OSV-2021-861 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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