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High ALSA-2024:8800 1 CVE

Important: openexr security update

Published Nov 4, 2024 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

OpenEXR is an open-source high-dynamic-range floating-point image file format for high-quality image processing and storage. This document presents a brief overview of OpenEXR and explains concepts that are specific to this format. This package containes the binaries for OpenEXR.

Security Fix(es):

* OpenEXR: Heap Overflow in Scanline Deep Data Parsing (CVE-2023-5841)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 9 openexr 3.1.1-2.el9_4.1
AlmaLinux · 9 openexr-devel 3.1.1-2.el9_4.1
AlmaLinux · 9 openexr-libs 3.1.1-2.el9_4.1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5841
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2262397
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-8800.html