Description
OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. From 3.2.0 to before 3.2.7, 3.3.9, and 3.4.9, the DWA lossy decoder constructs temporary per-component block pointers using signed 32-bit arithmetic. For a large enough width, the calculation overflows and later decoder stores operate on a wrapped pointer outside the allocated rowBlock backing store. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.7, 3.3.9, and 3.4.9.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AcademySoftwareFoundation | openexr | >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.7, >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.9, >= 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 | — |
| Debian 13 | openexr | 3.2.12-1~deb13u1 | — |
| Debian 12 | openexr | No fix yet | — |
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 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | openexr | 3.2.2-160000.6.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:20605-1 |
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 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | openexr | >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.7 | 3.2.7 | GHSA-p8xc-w3q4-h64x |
| PyPI | openexr | >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.9 | 3.3.9 | GHSA-p8xc-w3q4-h64x |
| PyPI | openexr | >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.9 | 3.4.9 | GHSA-p8xc-w3q4-h64x |
| PyPI | openexr | >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.7 · >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.9 · >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.9 | 3.2.7, 3.3.9, 3.4.9 | PYSEC-2026-2848 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2026:20605-1 Security update for openexr SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Apr 24, 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
References
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-p8xc-w3q4-h64x
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.2.7
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.3.9
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.4.9