1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5150-1

USN-5150-1: OpenEXR vulnerability

Publication date

17 November 2021

Overview

OpenEXR could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • openexr - tools for the OpenEXR image format

Details

It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain EXR image files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.

It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain EXR image files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.

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
18.04 bionic libopenexr22 –  2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9
openexr –  2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9
16.04 xenial libopenexr22 –  2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm3  
openexr –  2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm3  

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