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Medium · 6.9 CVE-2026-55371 EUVD-2026-65184

OpenEXR: OpenEXRCore exr_attr_set_bytes() accepts NULL type_hint with positive hint_length

Published Aug 25, 2026 · Updated Aug 25, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR high-dynamic-range image file format, widely used in the motion picture industry. Versions 3.4.0 through 3.4.12 contain a NULL pointer dereference in the OpenEXRCore function exr_attr_set_bytes(). The public setter validates the top-level exr_attr_bytes_t value pointer but does not verify that the nested type_hint pointer is non-NULL when hint_length is greater than zero. When a caller supplies a positive hint_length together with a NULL type_hint, exr_attr_bytes_create() allocates a destination type-hint buffer and then copies from the NULL source pointer, causing a deterministic crash. The flaw is reachable through the public OpenEXRCore C API and results in a denial of service. The issue is fixed in version 3.4.13.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
AcademySoftwareFoundation openexr >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.13 —

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 openexr 3.4.14-0.1 —
Debian 12 openexr No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 openexr No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS openexr No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS openexr No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS openexr No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS openexr No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS openexr No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS openexr No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed openexr 3.4.13-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:11218-1

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