Description
OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. From 3.4.0 to before 3.4.9, a missing bounds check on the dataWindow attribute in EXR file headers allows an attacker to trigger a signed integer overflow in generic_unpack(). By setting dataWindow.min.x to a large negative value, OpenEXRCore computes an enormous image width, which is later used in a signed integer multiplication that overflows, causing the process to terminate with SIGILL via UBSan. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.4.9.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AcademySoftwareFoundation | openexr | >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.9 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | openexr | 3.4.14-0.1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | openexr | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | openexr | 3.4.9-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10505-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | openexr | 3.4.10-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | openexr | 3.4.13-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | openexr | 3.3.11-r0 | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | openexr +2 | 3.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.9 | ALAS2023-2026-1612 |
Advisories 2
- ALAS2023-2026-1612 Important: openexr security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Apr 30, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10505-1 libIex-3_4-33-3.4.9-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Apr 9, 2026