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High ALSA-2026:15887 1 CVE

Important: openexr security update

Published May 11, 2026 · 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: OpenEXR: Arbitrary code execution and information disclosure via crafted EXR file (CVE-2026-34588)

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 3.1.1-3.el9_7.2
AlmaLinux · 9 openexr-devel 3.1.1-3.el9_7.2
AlmaLinux · 9 openexr-libs 3.1.1-3.el9_7.2

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 8.6

    OpenEXR has a signed 32-bit Overflow in PIZ Decoder Leads to OOB Read/Write

    OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. From 3.1.0 to before 3.2.7, 3.3.9, and 3.4.9, internal_exr_undo_piz() advances the working wavelet pointer with si…

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-34588
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2455408
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-15887.html